Kanlaon Volcano (File photo) The Office of Civil Defense (OCD) said it was prepared to lead a national task force that would address the immediate and long-term needs of communities affected by the eruption of Kanlaon Volcano in Negros Island. In a statement Saturday, Feb. 22, OCD Administrator...
Evacuees in La Carlota City, Negros Occidental, are worried about how they will rebuild their lives when Kanlaon Volcano calms down. PRESIDENT Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. addresses Kanlaon Volcano evacuees at the La Carlota City South Elementary School II during his visit to La Carlota City,...
President Marcos said Task Force Kanlaon would be created to deal with the long-term recovery of areas affected by the eruption of Mt. Kanlaon in Negros Island. President Ferdinand 'Bongbong' Marcos Jr. holds a situation briefing on the impacts of the eruption of Mt. Kanlaon in Negros Occidental on...
Mayon Volcano (File Photo/Phivolcs) The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) on Friday, Feb. 21 warned that continued heavy rainfall caused by the shear line could heighten the risks of lahar flows and flooding, especially in areas surrounding Mayon Volcano. The warning was...
BACOLOD CITY – The Office of Civil Defense (OCD)-Western Visayas is working closely with the municipal government of La Castellana in Negros Occidental to resolve concerns about evacuation sites for residents to be affected by a major eruption of Kanlaon Volcano. FERNANDEZ (Glazyl Masculino)...
BACOLOD CITY - The San Carlos City government in Negros Occidental is preparing three designated evacuation sites for Kanlaon Volcano evacuees. Mayor Rene Gustilo, in a media interview on Tuesday, Feb. 18, said that the city is developing a two-hectare lot in Barangay Prosperidad, a...
BACOLOD CITY – The tent city for Kanlaon Volcano evacuees being constructed by the Negros Occidental provincial government in Himamaylan City is almost finished. A TENT city for Kanlaon evacuees in Himamaylan City, Negros Occidental is almost complete after 300 out of 395 have been built. (Photo...
BACOLOD CITY – The Victorias City government in Negros Occidental has committed to accept 500 Kanlaon Volcano evacuees from La Carlota City, Negros Occidental. BENITEZ (Glazyl Masculino) Mayor Javier Benitez said they have internally approved a memorandum of agreement with the La Carlota city...
A screenshot of the time-lapse footage capturing Taal Volcano’s minor phreatic eruption between 8:20 a.m. and 8:24 a.m. on Sunday, Feb. 16. The eruption generated a 900-meter plume that drifted westward, as recorded by IP cameras in Brgy. Buco, Talisay and Brgy. Barigon, Agoncillo, Batangas. This...
BACOLOD CITY – Ashfall from Kanlaon Volcano hit Barangay Mailum, Bago City, Negros Occidental on Saturday, Feb. 15. A PLANT is covered in ash in Barangay Mailum, Bago City, Negros Occidental on Saturday, Feb. 15. (Photo via Civil Defense PH) The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and...
BACOLOD CITY – The provincial government has resumed its feeding program for Kanlaon Volcano evacuees in three localities in Negros Occidental. A COMMUNITY kitchen conducts a feeding program established by the provincial government for evacuees of Kanlaon Volcano in La Castellana, Negros...
BACOLOD CITY – The cities of Silay and La Carlota in Negros Occidental have partnered to strengthen disaster response and management for Kanlaon Volcano. SILAY City Mayor Joedith Gallego (seated, left) and La Carlota Mayor Rex Jalando-on (seated, second from left) sign a Memorandum of Agreement...