Albay Reference

Albay is a province of the Philippines located in the Bicol Region in Luzon
 
Legazpi City – capital of Albay province
 
Bikol is the primary language spoken in Albay
 
History :
 
Albay and its surrounding areas were known as Ibalon
when Juan de Salcedo and 120 soldiers explored it in 1573.
Sawangan, a small settlement by a mangrove swamp,
became a [...]

 Way back February 1, 1814 Mayon Volcano Erupted and sent lava flows cascading down directly to the church, recorded as the worst eruption of mayon volcano, which killed 1,200 albayano’s and caused cagsawa church to submerged because of lava flows.

Cagsawa Ruins before the 1814 volcanic eruption
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Super typhoon ‘Reming’ – The most tragic Bicol Calamity
bagyong Reming or Durian (internation
al name) 164 mph (265 km/h) winds Hi
t bicol region
last November 2006 considered as bicol most murderous typhoon more than 200 people died in albay because of mudflow from mayon volcano. thousands of

 
people become homeless when muddy water and boulders [...]