By LYN V. RAMO Bulatlat.com BACACAY, Albay — The main road from Cagraray Island port to the village of Cabasan in this town was beautifully lined with mats, the leaves still green, some with neon strips of yellow, pink and green. Like the Central Luzon highways lined with yellow corn or unhusked rice, the unpaved…
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Protect mangroves to prevent disastrous floods – Albay residents
By LYN V. RAMO Bulatlat.com BACACAY, Albay — The massive cutting of old mangrove trees to give way to large tracts of fish-ponds for the benefit of just a few operators continue to deprive small fisher folks of their livelihood here. “These not only destroy the environment, it also pushes us deeper into poverty,” a…
Dalawang Buwan Matapos ang Reming, Albay
Nananaginip si Bobet gabi-gabi ng pagbukas niya sa bintana at rumaragasa ang putik at bato. Maitim ang ilog sa bukana ng bahay. Tinatangay ang sumasalungat na tao, manok, baboy at kalabaw. Naghuhimiyaw ang mga ito pero hindi kaya ng dambuhalang tunog ng pagragasa. At araw-araw ay gumigising si Bobet para maglakad, wala namang pinatutunguhan, pero…