The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology’s Canlaon City IP camera captured grayish ash plumes rising from the summit crater of Kanlaon Volcano during a 20-minute emission on Oct. 30, 2025. (Screen grab from Phivolcs Facebook page)
Kanlaon Volcano emitted a grayish ash plume reaching up to 300 meters above its summit crater on Thursday afternoon, Oct. 30, the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) reported.
Time-lapse footage from the Kanlaon Volcano Observatory in Canlaon City’s IP camera showed the emission occurring between 12:37 p.m. and 12:57 p.m., with the ash drifting generally westward.
Kanlaon has been occasionally emitting ash over the past few weeks.
Phivolcs reminded the public that Alert Level 2 remains in effect, meaning the volcano is still experiencing “moderate unrest” and that sudden steam-driven or phreatic eruptions could occur.
Residents and visitors are advised to stay outside the four-kilometer permanent danger zone due to the risk of sudden explosions, pyroclastic density currents, rockfalls, and exposure to harmful volcanic gases.
Local government units were urged to maintain preparedness for possible evacuation scenarios, while civil aviation authorities were advised to avoid flying close to the volcano’s summit due to potential ash that could endanger aircraft.
Phivolcs also warned that heavy rainfall could generate lahars or sediment-laden streamflows in rivers and drainages surrounding the volcano.
Kanlaon Volcano, one of the most active in the Philippines, straddles the provinces of Negros Occidental and Negros Oriental on Negros Island.