The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) on Sunday, Oct. 15, said the Mayon Volcano Network had recorded increased seismicity in Mayon Volcano from one volcanic earthquake to 34 volcanic earthquakes. (ALI VICOY / MANILA BULLETIN) Phivolcs said 30 of those volcanic...
The Department of Social Welfare and Development-Field Office 5 (DSWD-Bicol Region) on Friday, Oct. 13 began distributing the second tranche of the emergency cash transfer (ECT) to families affected by Mayon Volcano’s unrest in the past four months. Secretary Rex Gatchalian ordered the ECT...
The Mayon Volcano Network has monitored a slight increase in Mayon Volcano’s earthquakes in the past 24 hours, said the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) on Thursday, Oct. 5. Photo from Pixabay In its 8 a.m. bulletin, Phivolcs said Mayon’s volcanic earthquakes...
The Mayon Volcano Network recorded 34 volcanic earthquakes including a one-minute volcanic tremor, said the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) on Thursday, Sept. 28. ALI VICOY / MANILA BULLETIN Phivolcs said that 144 rockfall events and one Pyroclastic...
The Department of Health (DOH) issued a health advisory on Wednesday, Sept. 20, to assist the public in preparing for potential health risks associated with Mayon Volcano's ash fall. Photo from DOH / X account The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) reported ash eruptions...
OCD Administrator Undersecretary Ariel Nepomuceno (Courtesy of OCD) More than three months after Mayon Volcano’s unrest began, the national government continues to provide relief assistance to displaced residents in Bicol Region (Region 5) which now amounted to P437 million, the Office of Civil...
The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) on Sunday, Sept. 17, detected an increase in volcanic tremor events in Mayon Volcano, Albay. Mayon Volcano (Ellson Quismorio/ MANILA BULLETIN) In its latest bulletin, Phivolcs reported that the Mayon Volcano exhibited 12...
LEGAZPI CITY (PNA) – The mayor of Santo Domingo town in Albay province has ordered the 1,588 families, or 5,419 individuals, who have been staying in various evacuation centers in the town for the past three months due to the effusive eruption of Mayon Volcano to return home. In an interview on...
Families in Bicol region who have been affected by the ongoing unrest of Mayon Volcano continue to receive relief aid from the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD). (DSWD / MANILA BULLETIN) DSWD Assistant Secretary for Strategic Communications Romel Lopez, in a...
Japan has donated 300 metric tons of rice to families affected by Mayon Volcano's unrest. (Photo courtesy of Japan Embassy in the Philippines) Minister for Economic Affairs Nihei Daisuke, of the Japan Embassy in Manila, led the turnover of rice donation for the province of Albay on Aug. 17. The...
Mayon Volcano ejects massive pyroclastic density currents (PDC) toward the Basud Gully in Sto. Domingo town in Albay province around 5:30 p.m. on July 10, 2023. (Niño Luces/Manila Bulletin) The detection of tremor events accompanied by rumbling sounds during the previous 24-hour monitoring of the...
LEGAZPI CITY, Albay – The local government of Guinobatan in Albay province has postponed the month-long celebration of the Arandurugan Festival as Mayon Volcano remains restive for the second straight month. Mayor Chino Garcia told the Manila Bulletin that instead of celebrating, the local...
