Daragang Magayon: The Legend of Mayon Volcano

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Since Mayon volcano is acting up again and threatening to erupt in the next gew days, it seems fit to share this "alamat" that most Bicolano residents know.

Magayon grew up to be a very beautiful and sweet woman that struck the swains from faraway tribes who vied for her attention. But not one of these young men have captivated the heart of Magayon, not even the handsome but haughty Pagtuga (eruption). He is a hunter and the chief of the Iriga tribe. She was the only daughter of Makusog (strong), the tribal chief of Rawis, whose mother is named Dawani (fairy) , who died shortly after giving birth to her. He gave fabulous gifts to Magayon and vied for her attention.

Every man in their tribe courted her including Pagtuga, but Magayon never liked him. Pagtuga is a hunter and a tribal chief from Iriga.

One day, Daragang Magayon was bathing in the Yawa river and she slipped on the rocks, but she did not know how to swim. Then, Panganoron is passing by and saw what was happening to Daragang Magayon so he saved her from the river. He began to court her and days passed by as Magayon accepted his proposal and her father accepted him too.

But when Pagtuga knew about the relationship between Panganoron and Magayon. Pagtuga kidnapped Magayon's father, Makusog, and asked Magayon to be his wife so he'll set Makusog free.

Panganoron knew about the situation so he asked his warriors to join him in the war with Pagtuga in the mountains. The war was fierce and breathtaking. The people and Magayon watched the war between the two of them. The war is between Pagtuga and Panganoron. Then, Panganoron kills Pagtuga and Magayon ran to embrace him.

As Magayon runs to her lover, there is an arrow shot by one of Pagtuga's warriors that kills Panganoron. Magayon holds Panganoron as he dies in her arms.

Pagtuga's warriors surround the lovers as Magayon stood up and took the knife from Panganoron's side and shouted Panganoron's name before she stabbed herself. Her father and tribesmen witnessed how Magayon died with her lover.

Her father buried them as days, months, and years passed when they noticed something about the place where Makusog buried the lovers. It started to shape like a volcano and when the people saw it, Makusog named it Mt. Mayon, after her daughter's name. Mt. Mayon is as beautiful as Daragang Magayon.

Some people said that it's a curse because she took her own life, but myths and legends said Magayon is the volcano and Panganoron is the clouds that surround the beautiful volcano.

Mayon Volcano Threatens to Erupt

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The Philippines' Mayon volcano is putting on a spectacular show as it threatens to erupt.

But don't get us wrong, there is true danger to this development.

It's been 14 years since the last time we saw Mayon's crater glow. Still breathtaking, literally and figuratively.

We have to ask "How can be something be so beautiful and be so dangerous at the same time?"




On 1814, Mayon Volcano erupted and buried the town of Cagsawa with tephra, with ash accumulating to 9 m (30 ft) in depth. It buried the Cagsawa church leaving only the belfry visible. 2,200 locals perished in what is considered to be the most lethal eruption in Mayon's history.

In Albay, they also have this so called legend entitled The Legend of Daragang Magayon and Panganoron. I mentioned it because in some photos showing the lava flow at night, images show what looks like Panganoron is kissing Magayon (Mayon) to calm her down.

Even how fierce and dangerous Mayon is, Panganuron never left her side.

Mayon is truly the epitome of a woman. She's so beautiful and majestic but she can be so dangerous too.

Let's start praying for our fellow Bicolanos residing near it. Mayon Volcano is now on Alert Level 3. I hope everyone evacuated already. It has become dangerous for the people to remain at their homes.

Albay Gov. Al Francis Bichara has suspended all classes since January 15, in schools within the villages where residents were displaced and in schools used as evacuation centers. This means children missing their lessons again, another harm brought about by such an impending wrath of nature.

Authorities led by PhiVolcs warn an explosive eruption is possible "within days or weeks." The seemingly perfect cone-shape has been deformed already due to magma flow.

There are circulating reports telling that Mayon volcano could possible make the West Valley Fault in Metro Manila move, inducing fear among many people, especially that an earthquake was felt in the metro a few days ago.

Well, maybe Mayon is just a strong independent volcano that kept silent all these years but grew tired of all the disrespectful jerks climbing up her business and making decisions about her body as if they own her.

Keep safe everyone. Just like before, its eruption would cause a significant impact to all, especially those within its vicinity.

Korina Sanchez-Roxas: Newest Face of Belo Thermage

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Belo Beauty finally bared the newest face of their Belo Thermage and it’s no other than the seasoned journalist, Korina Sanchez-Roxas.

From delivering the news to making the headline, veteran anchor Korina was praised by netizens for her new look in a beauty advertisement.

We would like to interview Korina, and her husband Mar Roxas, to find out their reaction to this amazing transformation.

Also, we would like to personally see Korina ourselves so we could confidently say if it was all nothing but a Photoshop creation, or truly a work of wonder by Dra. Vicky Belo.

While stuck in traffic, people who saw the billboard were like:

"I wonder who this new star is? naka Belo pa ha! PAK!!! si Korina Sanchez man diay ni oi!!! nacacaloca!!! Photoshop? New enhancements? Or maybe just the makeup and styling? Hmmmm...."

"Shock ako while driving buti na lng traffic. Almost got a stiffed- necked kakatingin."

"Honestly, I cannot find Korina in this face... Pero galling ah!"



Though "retokes" are fine, it should really make things look natural and better. With this seemingly younger and fresher look, something is iffy with the nose that makes it look uncomfortably weird...or is it just me feeling strange because it is a total transformation from the original look of Korina. Her face so drastically slimmed down that I thought she was Liz Uy or somebody else.

But the nose is negligible to the overall new look. I would still vote a high score for this surprising transfirmation.