The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) recorded 74 rockfall events at Mayon Volcano in the last 24 hours as a result of the ongoing volcanic unrest. In its bulletin issued at 8 a.m. on Tuesday, June 6, Phivolcs said the rockfall events lasted one to four minutes and...
Ako Bicol Party-list Rep. Zaldy Co (Facebook) House Committee on Appropriations Chairman and Ako Bicol Party-list Rep. Zaldy Co is asking Bicolanos to cooperate and heed the government's instructions after authorities raised the alert level for Mayon Volcano from Alert Level 1 to Alert Level 2. "We...
LEGAZPI CITY, Albay – The Office of the Civil Defense (OCD)-Bicol is under blue alert status after the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) raised the alert level of Mayon Volcano in Albay from one to two (increasing unrest) on Monday, June 5. OCD-Bicol Assistant...
LEGAZPI CITY, Albay – The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) confirmed that residents in Albay province heard rumbling sounds from Mayon Volcano before the alert level was raised from one to two on Monday, June 5. Paul Alanis, Phivolcs resident volcanologist at the...
The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) on Monday, June 5 raised the alert level of Mayon Volcano in Albay from level 1 to 2 due to “increasing unrest.” In its bulletin issued at 10 a.m., Phivolcs said Mayon Volcano is showing “unrest driven by shallow magmatic...
LEGAZPI CITY, Albay – The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) on Thursday, March 16, reminded the people that danger from the majestic Mayon Volcano remains despite the lowering of the alert status from two to one. "The lowering of the alert status should not be...
The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) on Thursday, March 16 lowered the alert status of Mayon Volcano in Albay from Alert Level 2 (moderate-level unrest) to Alert Level 1 (low-level unrest). “This means that the volcano’s state of unrest has declined to low levels...
The Australian Embassy in Manila has expressed its sympathies with the families of two of its nationals who were onboard the Cessna 340 plane that crashed into the slopes of Mayon Volcano. Australian Ambassador to the Philippines HK Yu said the embassy is now aware of their plight and its "thoughts...
LEGAZPI CITY, Albay – The remains of a Cessna plane crash victim arrived at the command center in Barangay Anoling in Camalig, Albay on Wednesday night, March 1. THE remains of a Cessna plane crash victim arrive at the Forest Ranger Station in Barangay Anoling, Camalig, Albay on Wednesday...
LEGAZPI CITY, Albay – Bad weather and the steep and slippery terrain of the slope of Mayon Volcano hampered the transportation of the bodies of the four crew and passengers of the ill-fated Cessna plane that crashed near the crater of Mayon Volcano last week. RESPONDERS carry the retrieved bodies...
LEGAZPI CITY (PNA) – The provincial government of Albay is still thoroughly conducting search and rescue operation to locate the four passengers of the Cessna 340 aircraft which was reported missing on Saturday, Feb. 18, and found on Sunday, Feb. 19, at the crash site near Mayon Volcano in...
The Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines (CAAP) confirmed on Tuesday, Feb. 21, that the wreckage found near the crater of the Mayon Volcano in Albay belongs to the Cessna plane that went missing shortly after its take off at the Bicol International Airport. In a statement, the CAAP said that...