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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...

A team of experts from the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) has been deployed in Davao de Oro and its immediate vicinity to look into the series of earthquake events in the province in the past few days. In a post on its official social media page on Monday, March 13,...

A 4.9-magnitude earthquake hit Camarines Norte on Monday evening, March 13, based on the earthquake information issued by the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs). Phivolcs said the quake struck 17 kilometers southeast of Tinaga Island, Vinzons, Camarines Norte around 6:24...

A Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) has been signed between two attached agencies of the Department of Science and Technology (DOST) seeking to strengthen research collaboration on the applications of nuclear science and technology in the fields of volcanology and seismology. DOST-Philippine...

DOST LOGO (DOST OFFICIAL FACEBOOK PAGE) The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) needs additional equipment to further improve its monitoring capabilities on volcanic and seismic activities, the Department of Science and Technology (DOST) said. “There is a need to augment...