BACOLOD CITY – The city government of Canlaon in Negros Oriental is on full alert, assuring residents of its readiness, following the eruption of Kanlaon Volcano on Friday night, Oct. 24. “We are on top of the situation," Mayor Jose Chubasco Cardenas said in a statement. As immediate response,...
BACOLOD CITY – Ten barangays and five local government units in Negros Occidental experienced ashfall and reported sulfuric odor following a short-lived, moderately explosive eruption of Kanlaon Volcano on Friday night, Oct. 24. The Bago City Disaster Risk Reduction Management Office (CDRRMO)...
The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) recorded a minor explosive eruption at the summit crater of Kanlaon Volcano on Friday evening, Oct. 24. Based on a time-lapse footage from 8:05 p.m. to 8:08 p.m., the eruption produced a plume that rose about 2,000 meters above the...
Kanlaon Volcano had two ash emission events on Thursday morning, Oct. 23, sending grayish plumes rising up to 600 meters above the summit crater, the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) said. Time-lapse footage from the IP Camera at the Kanlaon Volcano Observatory in...
“Moderate unrest” persists over Kanlaon Volcano as the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) observed a 10-minute ash emission from the active volcano on Monday morning, Oct. 20. According to Phivolcs, the ash emission occurred from 7:28 a.m. to 7:38 a.m., producing...
Thirteen volcanic earthquakes were recorded in Kanlaon Volcano on Negros Island over a 24-hour period, the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) reported on Saturday, Oct. 18, as it maintained the volcano’s Alert Level 2 status due to ongoing magmatic unrest beneath the...
The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) reported that Kanlaon Volcano emitted grayish ash plumes anew early Wednesday, Oct. 15, as captured by the Kanlaon Volcano Observatory-Canlaon City IP camera on Negros Island. The event occurred from 6:54 a.m. to 7:40 a.m., producing...
A 30-minute ash emission was recorded at the summit crater of Kanlaon Volcano on Sunday, Oct. 12, said the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs). The event, which occurred from 6:47 a.m. to 7:17 a.m., produced grayish plumes that rose about 1,000 meters above the crater....
The 72 earthquakes that shook Kanlaon Volcano on Monday, Sept. 15, were caused by underground rock fracturing as pressure pushed upward beneath the volcano, the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) said. “Ang ibig lamang sabihin ng pagdami ng volcano-tectonic earthquakes...
BACOLOD CITY – The Office of Civil Defense-Negros Island Region (OCD-NIR) urged heightened vigilance among Negrenses as Kanlaon Volcano rumbled over the weekend. OCD-NIR Director Donato Sermeno said that “the threat is still there” and stressed that residents should not be complacent as...
DUMAGUETE CITY – The Canlaon City government in Negros Oriental is prepared to distribute masks and provide assistance to residents, like transportation and medication, in case of an ashfall due to Mount Kanlaon’s ash emission, an official said Wednesday. Seth Bariga, information officer of the...
A weak ash emission was recorded at the summit crater of Kanlaon Volcano at 5:10 a.m. on Wednesday, Sept. 10, producing grayish plumes that rose about 600 meters above the crater, said the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs). Alert Level 2 remains in effect over Kanlaon,...
