CALAMBA CITY, Laguna – The Department of Tourism (DOT)-Region 4-A (Calabarzon or the Cavite, Laguna, Batangas, Rizal, and Quezon area) has issued a travel advisory for travelers going to areas near Taal Volcano due to volcanic smog or vog. In a notice issued by DOT-Region 4-A Director...
CAVITE – Some local government units (LGUs) in the province of Cavite suspended classes anew on Monday, Sept. 25, due to volcanic smog or vog from Taal. Classes are cancelled in all levels, public and private, in the following areas: Alfonso General Emilio Aguinaldo (Bailen) Tagaytay City...
The number of persons who sought medical assistance due to the effects of Taal volcanic smog (vog) in Calabarzon (Cavite, Laguna, Batangas, Rizal, Quezon or Region 4A) has increased to 263, the Office of Civil Defense (OCD) said on Saturday night, Sept. 23. In a statement, the OCD said that the...
Balayan face mask donation (Anakalusugan Party-list) As a response to the lingering volcanic smog (vog) from Taal Volcano, Anakalusugan Party-list made rounds in several towns in the province of Batangas over the weekend to donate face masks. Anakalusugan...
Senator Francis “Tol” Tolentino instructed the Department of Health (DOH) to redirect the supply of face masks to local government units (LGUs) and schools near Taal Volcano amid the presence of volcanic smog over Taal Lake. In his DZRH program on Saturday, Sept. 23, Tolentino spoke with Dr....
Taal Volcano (Photo by Ali Vicoy / MANILA BULLETIN) A total of 112 consultations due to complications related to the volcanic smog (vog) from Taal Volcano were recorded by the Office of Civil Defense (OCD) in Calabarzon (Cavite, Laguna, Batangas, Rizal, Quezon or Region 4A). OCD Administrator...
N95 face masks (Unsplash) Residents of places affected by Taal’s volcanic smog should be given N95 face masks and other protective gadgets. Thus, said House Speaker Martin Romualdez Friday, Sept. 22 even as he cited information that the Department of...
The Department of Health in Region 4-A (Cavite, Laguna, Batangas, Rizal, and Quezon area) has declared “code white alert” from September 21 to 24 due to Taal Volcano's persistent sulfur dioxide emissions. Code white alert status refers to the readiness of the hospital workforce to respond...
BATANGAS CITY – Classes in Cavite, Batangas, and Laguna were suspended on Friday, September 22, due to volcanic smog or vog from Taal Volcano. Twenty-four areas in Cavite cancelled classes on all levels in public and private schools – Magallanes, Kawit, Ternate, Silang, Alfonso,...
IP camera images of Taal Volcano taken at 8 a.m. (left), 12:30 p.m. (middle), and 5:30 p.m. (right) from the Cuenca Observation Station (VTCU), with initially thin volcanic smog or vog thickening throughout Thursday afternoon, Sept. 21, 2023. (Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology)...
Taal Volcano (File photo / MANILA BULLETIN) The Office of Civil Defense (OCD) advised the public to stay at home and avoid making direct contact outside after a volcanic smog or vog was detected at Taal Volcano in Batangas on Friday, Sept. 22. The vog has been observed over Taal Lake Sept. 21 and...
The Taguig City government has decided to suspend afternoon classes on Sept. 22 due to the volcanic smog from Taal Volcano. “Due to the possible health hazards brought by the volcanic smog from Taal Volcano which has already spread over Metro Manila, afternoon classes in all levels (from...
