Taal Volcano (PIXABAY) The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) on Wednesday, August 3 observed an increase in sulfur dioxide (SO2) emission in the Taal Volcano. “A total of 12,125 tons per day of volcanic sulfur dioxide or SO2 gas emission from the Taal Main Crater was...
Taal Volcano (ALI VICOY / MANILA BULLETIN FILE PHOTO) The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) on Monday, July 11, lowered Taal Volcano’s alert status from Level 2 to Level 1. It said that the downgrading of the Taal Volcano’s alert status “reflects the overall...
BATANGAS CITY – A hollow block making livelihood program for communities affected by the eruption of Taal Volcano was launched by the Department of Science and Technology-Region 4-A (Calabarzon or the Cavite, Laguna, Batangas, Rizal, and Quezon area) and Batangas Provincial Science and...
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The mayor of Taal, Batangas has urged residents to drink bottled water for the meantime as the local government unit (LGU) is looking for an alternative source of potable water after their water supply was contaminated by arsenic. Taal Mayor Pong Mercado declared that 10 barangays in the...
Shopee Taal Aid The continued unrest of the Taal Volcano forced over 1,000 Filipino families to evacuate to nearby communities in Batangas last March. With Alert Level 3 still in place, these families continue to spend their days in evacuation centers across the region. As part of its commitment to...
(MANILA BULLETIN / PNA / FILE PHOTO) The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) lowered the status of Taal Volcano from Alert Level 3 to Alert Level 2 on Saturday morning, April 9, two weeks after the occurrence of a phreatomagmatic eruption in the main crater. “Following...
(DSWD) The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) has so far provided over P1.7 million worth of assistance to families affected by the Taal Volcano’s unrest. DSWD Secretary Rolando Joselito D. Bautista said they have delivered 703 family food packs, 1,406 ready-to-eat food packs,...
The Department of Education (DepEd) said that classes in 22 schools located in Agoncillo and Laurel in Batangas remain suspended amid Taal Volcano’s unrest. (Photo from DepEd) Based on the data from DepEd Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Service (DRRMS), a total of eight (8) schools located...
As Taal Volcano remains under Alert Level 3, President Duterte inspected on Monday the Mataasnakahoy Evacuation Center, one of three evacuation centers strategically located in three municipalities within Batangas outside the danger zone of the active volcano. President Rodrigo Duterte (RTVM...
(MANILA BULLETIN / PNA / FILE PHOTO) The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) said 17 volcanic earthquakes were detected in Taal Volcano in the past 24 hours. In its 8 a.m. bulletin on Sunday, April 3, Phivolcs said that of the 17 volcanic earthquakes that were recorded,...
(MANILA BULLETIN / PNA / FILE PHOTO) Thirty-six volcanic earthquakes in Taal Volcano were recorded in the past 24 hours, the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) said on Saturday, April 2, as the restive volcano remained under Alert Level 3. In its 8 a.m. bulletin on...