LEGAZPI CITY – The Albay Public Safety and Emergency Management Office (Apsemo) is preparing for the possible evacuation of nearly 80,000 residents, or about 19,758 families, should Mayon Volcano’s alert level be raised to Alert Level 4. In a phone interview, Apsemo chief Roderick Mendoza said...
More than 4,000 residents in Albay have been displaced amid Mayon Volcano’s continued unrest under Alert Level 3, the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (NDRRMC) reported on Monday, Jan. 12. In its latest report, the NDRRMC said 1,131 families or 4,141 persons were affected...
A “pronounced increase” in seismic energy release has been recorded at Mayon Volcano after the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) detected elevated real-time seismic amplitude measurement (RSAM) levels at six of its 16 monitoring stations beginning Sunday, Jan. 11....
A total of 150 rockfall events were recorded at Mayon Volcano from 12 a.m. on Jan. 9 to 12 a.m. on Jan. 10, as the volcano remains under Alert Level 3, the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) reported. The agency also said it recorded 90 pyroclastic density currents at...
A minor phreatomagmatic eruption occurred at Taal Volcano’s Main Crater on Friday evening, January 9, generating a 900-meter-high plume that drifted southwest, the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) said. Phivolcs reported that the event took place between 7:11 p.m. and...
LEGAZPI CITY – Despite the ongoing unrest of Mayon Volcano, the Albay Provincial Tourism, Culture, and the Arts Office (PTCAO) assured on Friday that the province remains safe and open to tourists, provided safety guidelines are strictly followed. In an interview on Friday, PTCAO chief Dorothy...
The Philippine National Police (PNP) has activated health and emergency response teams in Bicol to assist residents affected by the unrest of Mayon Volcano. Police Lt. Gen. Jose Melencio C. Nartatez Jr., acting PNP chief, said the move aims to protect the health and welfare of communities living...
Mayon Volcano continues to exhibit heightened magmatic activity, characterized by persistent lava dome effusion and collapse, according to the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs). In the past 24 hours, Phivolcs recorded two volcanic earthquakes, 72 rockfalls, and 100...
Mayon Volcano remains under Alert Level 3 (Intensified Magmatic Unrest) as monitoring data over the past 24 hours showed continued volcanic activity, according to the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) on Thursday, January 8. In its 24-hour observation summary, Phivolcs...
The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) on Wednesday, January 7, reported ongoing ash emissions at Kanlaon Volcano. Time-lapse footage captured by the Kanlaon Volcano Observatory–Canlaon City (KVO-CC) IP cameras showed grayish plumes rising up to 900 meters above the...
Mayon Volcano continues to show intensified magmatic unrest as the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) maintains the volcano under Alert Level 3 following increased activity recorded over the past 24 hours. In its latest bulletin covering observations from 12 a.m. on...
LEGAZPI CITY – The Bicol Regional Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council-Emergency Operations Center (RDRRMC-EOC) has been placed on red alert to prepare for the possible impacts of Mayon Volcano 's increasing activity. Office of Civil Defense (OCD) Regional Director and Bicol RDRRMC...
