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...
BACOLOD CITY – The police and military in Negros Island Region (NIR) have activated disaster response units and are on heightened alert following the eruption of Kanlaon Volcano on Thursday, Feb. 19. The Police Regional Office (PRO)-NIR has prepared contingency and response measures in close...
BACOLOD CITY – Two local government units (LGUs) in Negros Occidental evacuated a total of 59 families following the eruption of Kanlaon Volcano Thursday, Feb. 19. Thirty-four families or 115 individuals were from La Carlota City and 25 families were from Bago City. Evacuees in La Carlota City...
The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) said Kanlaon Volcano remains under Alert Level 2 following a “moderately explosive eruption” on Thursday afternoon, Feb. 19, adding that current monitoring data do not indicate the need to raise the alert status. The eruption,...
BACOLOD CITY – Three local government units (LGUs) in Negros Island suspended classes on Friday, Feb. 20, after Kanlaon Volcano erupted on Thursday, Feb. 19. Mayor Jose Luis Jalandoni suspended classes on all levels in La Carlota City, Negros Occidental, until further notice, for the health and...
BACOLOD CITY – Ashfall blanketed 25 barangays in five local government units (LGUs) in Negros Occidental after the moderate explosive eruption of Kanlaon Volcano on Thursday afternoon, Feb. 19. The Office of Civil Defense-Negros Island Region (OCD-NIR) reported light to moderate ashfall in...
The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) reported a “moderately explosive” eruption that occurred at the summit crater of Kanlaon Volcano at 4:38 p.m. on Thursday, Feb. 19. The event, which lasted for two minutes, produced a dark gray eruption plume that rose 2,000...
BACOLOD CITY – Kanlaon Volcano in Negros Island Region (NIR) explosively erupted on Thursday afternoon, Feb. 19, after episodes of ash emissions in the past weeks. The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) reported the activity past 4 p.m. Some individuals in Negros...
