BACOLOD CITY – The Office of Civil Defense-Negros Island Region (OCD-NIR) has stepped up preparedness following renewed activity from Kanlaon Volcano. OCD-NIR Director Donato Sermeno said that their preparedness plans have been coordinated with the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and...
BACOLOD CITY – Fifty-five barangays in 10 local government units (LGUs) in Negros Island were affected by ashfall from the moderately explosive eruption of Kanlaon Volcano on Sunday, March 15. The Office of Civil Defense-Negros Island Region (OCD-NIR) reported that nine barangays were affected in...
Kanlaon Volcano had a moderately explosive eruption on Sunday, March 15, sending ash billowing out of the summit, marking the volcano’s third eruption this year, the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) said. Phivolcs said the eruption occurred at 6:07 p.m., generating a...
BACOLOD CITY – Five local government units (LGUs) in Negros Occidental suspended classes on Monday, March 16, following the moderately explosive eruption of Kanlaon Volcano on Sunday, March 15. These LGUs were La Castellana, Binalbagan, Isabela, Hinigaran, and Himamaylan City. Local chief...
BACOLOD CITY – Twenty-three families or 81 individuals in three barangays in two local government units in Negros Occidental fled the eruption of Kanlaon Volcano on Thursday, Feb. 26. The Office of Civil Defense-Negros Island Region (OCD-NIR) said 13 families or 40 persons were evacuated from...
BACOLOD CITY – Seven local government units (LGUs) in Negros Occidental suspended classes on Friday, Feb. 27, following the moderately explosive eruption of Kanlaon Volcano on Thursday night, Feb. 26, that caused light to heavy ashfall in several barangays. The Office of Civil Defense-Negros...
Voluminous ash emission was observed at Kanlaon Volcano on Friday morning, Feb. 27, as volcanic activity continued following recent eruptive events. The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) recorded ash emission from 9:43 a.m. to 10:53 a.m., generating grayish plumes that...
BACOLOD CITY – Several barangays in nine local government units (LGUs) in Negros Occidental experienced light to heavy ashfall following the explosive eruption of Kanlaon Volcano on Thursday night, Feb. 26. A report from the Negros Occidental Operations Center said light to moderate ashfall was...
BACOLOD CITY – People of Negros Occidental and Negros Oriental were advised to remain calm and vigilant following the moderately explosive eruption of Kanlaon Volcano at 7:04 p.m. on Thursday, Feb. 26, a week after its last eruption on Feb. 19. Mayor Jose Chubasco Cardenas has instructed all...
The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) reported a moderately explosive eruption that occurred at the summit crater of Kanlaon Volcano at 7:04 p.m. on Thursday, Feb. 26. The eruption, which lasted two minutes, produced a dark plume that rose 2,500 meters above the crater...
BACOLOD CITY – The provincial government of Negros Occidental has donated a P15.6-million lot as relocation site for residents displaced by Kanlaon Volcano in La Castellana, Negros Occidental. Gov. Eugenio Jose Lacson said they are letting the municipal government decided on how to develop the...
BACOLOD CITY – Despite no significant events following Thursday’s eruption, the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) has not ruled out the possibility of another eruptive episode from Kanlaon Volcano. Mari-Andylene Quintia, resident volcanologist at the Kanlaon Volcano...
