Bicol lawmakers chide Phivolcs

LEGAZPI CITY: BICOL lawmakers over the weekend slammed the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs), over its failure to provide accurate assessments on the status and dangers being posed by the restless Mayon Volcano in Albay.

The lawmakers particularly blamed Phivolcs for the misery and pathetic situation of around 56,000 evacuees, especially children and older women many of whom are suffering from various illnesses in cramped 46 evacuation centers around the province.