DARAGA, Albay – The tragedy of the Mayon volcano eruption in 1814, that buried the Cagsawa church and its community, has imparted to the people of Albay lessons in preemptive evacuation and the ...

Contrary to what we learned as schoolkids, Albay's famous Cagsawa Church wasn't buried when Mayon Volcano erupted in 1814, asserts one Albayanon. And he has the photographs to prove it.

The belfry of a Cagsawa church juts out of the ground in a reminder of Mayon's deadly fury that has become a tourist attraction.

This year’s festival also coincides with the 210th year commemoration of the powerful Mayon Volcano eruption of 1814, which damaged the Cagsawa Church and destroyed the nearby Budiao Church.

The current state of unrest of Mayon Volcano in Albay is similar to its eruption in 2014, but a violent eruption still cannot be ruled out, Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology ...

Thousands of poor Filipinos risk their lives by living and working in villages inside the danger zone around the Mayon volcano, which is now erupting.

The belfry of Cagsawa's stone church still juts from the ground in an eerie reminder of Mayon's fury.

Thousands of poor Filipinos risk their lives by living and working in villages inside a permanent danger zone around Mayon volcano ...

The 300th anniversary of the reconstruction of the Cagsawa Church is being commemorated in the Month-long Cagsawa Festival in Daraga, Albay. The celebration coincides with the 210th year since the ...

DARAGA, Albay – The tragedy of the Mayon volcano eruption in 1814, that buried the Cagsawa church and its community, has imparted to the people of Albay lessons in preemptive evacuation and the Zero ...