LEGAZPI CITY, Albay – The Albay Provincial Tourism, Culture, and Arts Office said that the provincial government is locating a group of mountaineers for violating an ordinance that prohibits climbing the summit of Mayon Volcano. MAYON Volcano (Contributed photo by Rolly Esguerra) Dorothy Colle,...
IP camera footage of the phreatic eruption from the Taal Main Crater was captured from the Buco (VTBC) observation station on April 12, 2024, between 5:09 a.m. and 5:23 a.m.. The plume reached 2,400 meters above Taal Volcano Island. (Screenshot from Phivolcs’ Facebook page) The Phillippine...
Taal Volcano (Manila Bulletin File Photo) The Philippine Institute of Volcanology (Phivolcs) on Thursday, March 28 warned of the possibility of smog or “vog” in the Taal Volcano’s surrounding communities due to a significant increase in volcanic sulfur dioxide emissions. “A total of 18,638...
Mayon Volcano (Manila Bulletin file photo) The alert status of Mayon Volcano has been downgraded from Level 2 (moderate-level unrest) to 1 (low-level unrest) due to a “steady decline” in its monitored volcanic parameters since the beginning of the year, said the Philippine Institute of...
The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) on Thursday, Feb. 29 said there was an increased sulfur dioxide emission (SO2) from Taal Volcano. (Manila Bulletin file photo) In a statement, Phivolcs said it measured the second-highest flux at a total of 14,558 tons per day of SO2...
A "periodic survey" was conducted by the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) scientists from the Volcano Monitoring and Eruption Prediction Division on Tuesday, Feb. 20, in the Main Crater Lake (MCL) in Taal Volcano Island (TVI) to know its current state through...
The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) said there was no sign of an impending volcanic eruption at Taal Volcano, despite recording the second-highest sulfur dioxide emissions this year on Feb. 19. Taal Volcano ( Lizst Torres Abello) In an interview with Bagong Pilipinas...
The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) on Monday, February 19, monitored the second-highest flux of sulfur dioxide (SO2) since January 2024. Taal Volcano (Juan Carlo de Vera/Manila Bulletin) In its latest bulletin, Phivolcs highlighted that the measurement of gas...
The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) said there are still no signs that Mayon Volcano's current status should be raised from Alert Level 2 to 3, following the phreatic eruption that occurred on Feb. 4. Mayon Volcano (Ellson Quismorio / Manila Bulletin) In an interview...
LEGAZPI CITY, Albay – The Albay Public Safety and Emergency Management Office (APSEMO) reminded the people to be vigilant and avoid danger zones after a phreatic eruption occurred at Mayon Volcano on Sunday afternoon, February 4, that lasted for at least four minutes. READ:...
A phreatic eruption occurred at the Mayon Volcano summit at 4:37 p.m., said the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) on Sunday, Feb. 4. (Screen grab from DOST-Phivolcs Facebook post) Phivolcs said the eruption lasted for two minutes and 49 seconds based on the seismic...
Residents in Sorsogon were still advised to be cautious, as Bulusan Volcano remains on Alert Level 1, or "low-level volcanic unrest." Bulusan Volcano (Pixabay) In a Bagong Pilipinas Ngayon interview on Wednesday, Jan. 31, Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) Director Dr....
