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...
The “slow” lava effusion from Mayon Volcano continues, two months after its alert status was raised due “heightened magmatic unrest,” the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) said on Sunday, Aug. 6. Mayon Volcano’s status was upgraded twice in June, first to level...
More low-frequency volcanic quakes (LFVQs) and rockfall events have been detected during the 24-hour monitoring of the Mayon Volcano in Albay, the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) said on Friday, Aug. 4. Between Aug. 3 and Aug. 4, the Mayon Volcano Network recorded 272...
The “increased” effusion of lava from Mayon Volcano has eased over the past 24 hours and is returning to a slow rate, the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) said on Wednesday, Aug. 2. On July 31, Phivolcs observed an intermittent “ashing” along with increases in...
The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) observed a renewed eruptive activity at the Mayon Volcano’s summit crater, characterized by intermittent “ashing” and increased lava effusion on Monday, July 31. “Beginning at approximately 6 p.m. on July 31, eruptive...
The lava effusion from Mayon Volcano, which began in early June and prompted the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) to raise the volcano’s alert status, was still ongoing as of July 31. “Lava effusion from Mayon Volcano’s summit crater continues for the eighth...
For the fourth consecutive day, the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) observed a “weakening” of the slow effusion of lava from the Mayon Volcano’s crater on Sunday, July 30. “In the past 24-hour period, there has been a marked weakening of slow lava effusion from...
The slow lava effusion from Mayon Volcano, which has fed lava flows in three gullies, has continued to weaken significantly over the past 24 hours, the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) said on Friday, July 28. “In the past 24-hour period, there has been a marked...
The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) has observed a “weakening” of the slow lava effusion from Mayon Volcano’s crater between Wednesday, July 26, and Thursday, July 27. “In the past 24-hour period, there has been a marked weakening of slow lava effusion from the...
