Salceda: Preemptive evacuation, lessons from Mayon 1814 tragedy that buried Cagsawa

DARAGA, Albay – Albay 2nd District Rep. Joey Sarte Salceda, who was guest at the opening of the Cagsawa Festival 2025 here early this week, said the tragedy of the 1814 Mayon eruption that buried the Cagsawa church and its community, has imparted to Albayanos lessons in preemptive evacuation and the Zero Casualty idea. The event has also proven…

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Salceda lauds Albay young farmers’ group recognition as first of its kind CSO 

LEGAZPI CITY – Albay 2nd District Representative Joey Sarte Salceda has lauded the Albay Young Farmers Organization, Inc. (AYFO) for its groundbreaking achievement of being accredited as ‘first of its kind’ civil society youth organization (CSO) in the country.  Salceda, who actively promoted and helped organize the AYFO has hailed the group’s significant contributions to…

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Salceda thanks Gatchalian for quick DSWD response, ‘full support’ to request of 10k food packs for Mayon evacuees

House Ways and Means Chair Joey Sarte Salceda (Albay, 2nd district) has conveyed his sincere thanks to Department of Social Welfare and Development Secretary Rex Gatchalian for quickly responding to his request for food packs for the 9,829 families evacuated from the 6-kilometer permanent danger zone (PDZ) and 7-kilometer danger zone around Mayon Volcano. The…

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Statement of Albay Rep Joey S. Salceda on the appointments of DND Secretary Gilbert Teodoro and DOH Secretary Teodoro Herbosa

On Secretary Gilbert Teodoro: I would like to congratulate my former colleague in the House and in the Cabinet, Secretary Gibo Teodoro for his appointment to one of the most critical posts in the Marcos cabinet, the Department of National Defense. Gibo and I were elected to the House the same year, and everyone always regarded…

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House passes Salceda bill to expand PH crop insurance, encourage private sector participation

The House of Representatives passed this week a proposed bill principally authored by Albay Rep. Joey Sarte Salceda that seeks to expand the services of the Philippine Crop Insurance Corporation (PCIC) to all agricultural commodities and encourage the private sector to avail of its coverage.  Consolidated House Bill 7387, approved by the lower house on second reading Wednesday,…

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