More than 3,500 people in Albay have been affected by renewed unrest by Mayon Volcano, the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (NDRRMC) reported on Wednesday, Jan. 7. In a situational report, the NDRRMC said a total of 964 families or 3,515 persons were affected in five Albay...
DUMAGUETE CITY – Residents of Canlaon City in Negros Oriental are accustomed to Kanlaon Vocano’s volcanic activity and are prepared for the worst, knowing the response and management drills down to the barangay level, an official said on Tuesday. Seth Bariga, Canlaon City alternate information...
LEGAZPI CITY – A total of 729 families or 2,889 individuals within the six-kilometer Permanent Danger Zone of Mayon Volcano will be evacuated, the Office of Civil Defense in Bicol (OCD-5) confirmed Tuesday. In a phone interview, OCD-5 Director Claudio Yucot said the Albay Public Safety Emergency...
LEGAZPI CITY, Albay - Gov. Noel Rosal ordered the immediate pre-emptive evacuation of residents living within the six-kilometer permanent danger zone (PDZ) of Mayon Volcano after the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology’s raised the volcano’s alert status from two to three at noon...
The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) on Tuesday, January 6, raised Mayon Volcano’s alert status from Level 2 to Alert Level 3, signaling an increased likelihood of a hazardous eruption. In an advisory, Phivolcs said that since the volcano’s alert was elevated to...
Mayon Volcano continues to show signs of increased unrest, with 85 rockfall events recorded in the past 24 hours, the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) said on Tuesday, January 6. Phivolcs said the latest incandescent rockfall from the summit lava dome occurred at 10:46...
The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) confirmed on Tuesday, January 6, a weak ash emission at Kanlaon Volcano after grayish plumes were observed rising from its summit crater early in the morning. In an advisory, Phivolcs said time-lapse footage from IP cameras at the...
The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) on Saturday, January 3, observed increased volcanic activity at Mayon Volcano, prompting authorities to maintain Alert Level 2 and caution the public against venturing into high-risk areas. From 12 a.m. on January 2 to 12 a.m. on...
LEGAZPI CITY – The Police Regional Office (PRO)-5 (Bicol) and the Albay Provincial Police are strictly enforcing a ban on human activity within the six-kilometer Permanent Danger Zone (PDZ) following Mayon Volcano’s elevated alert level. In a statement on Saturday, PRO-5 director Police Brig....
LEGAZPI CITY – The Department of Social Welfare and Development in Bicol (DSWD-5) has readied more than P138.4- million worth of response aid following the raising of Mayon Volcano’s alert level from one to two. Claudio Villareal, chief of the Disaster Response Management Division, said in an...
LEGAZPI CITY, Albay – The provincial government of Albay has placed the entire province on heightened alert after the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology raised the alert status of Mayon Volcano from one to two on New Year’s Day. Phivolcs raised the alert level at 6 a.m. due to...
Two phreatic eruptions, both lasting two minutes, transpired at Taal Volcano on early Thursday morning, Dec. 4, the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) said. The agency said the eruptions occurred at the Taal main crater at 12:58 a.m., and 1:04 a.m. “These events...
