Daraga, Albay — Albay 2nd District Rep. Joey Sarte Salceda, a 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.
Having served as Albay governor for nine years, he has since strongly advocated a proven program in disaster risk reduction management that pioneered the principles of preemptive evacuation and zero casualty. He quoted a historical account of the decision to build a new church up the Santa Maria hills , which had saved many from the 1814 eruption of Mayon Volcano. It also showed how resilient and anticipatory the Daraga population was during those times.
Citing the Cagsawa account, Salceda “realized that the best way to save people from nature’s calamitous tragedy is to move them away from harm’s way long before it is anticipated to hit. Whether you’re rich or poor, or whatever station in life you are in, everybody has the human dignity and has the right to survive in the midst of disasters.”
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