Residents in the province of Cavite wake up to a hazy morning due to volcanic smog caused by Taal Volcano on Friday, Sept. 22, 2023. Classes in all levels, public and private, in several town of the province and nearby provinces of Batangas and Laguna as well as cities in Metro Manila were...
IP camera images of Taal Volcano taken at 8 a.m. (left), 12:30 p.m. (middle), and 5:30 p.m. (right) from the Cuenca Observation Station (VTCU), with initially thin volcanic smog or vog thickening throughout Thursday afternoon, Sept. 21, 2023. (Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology) The...
Muntinlupa Mayor Ruffy Biazon suspended classes on Sept. 22 in all levels in public and private schools in the city due to volcanic smog from Taal Volcano. Biazon made the announcement on Sept. 21 as Muntinlupa’s air quality recorded an unhealthy level. Taal volcano on Sept. 14...
BATANGAS CITY – The Provincial Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Office (PDRRMO) has called on school authorities in affected Batangas town to hold online classes to keep students safely at home amid Taal Volcano’s renewed spewing of volcanic smog or “vog.” In an interview on Thursday,...
The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) on Thursday, Sept. 21 said that volcanic smog or vog has been observed by the Taal Volcano Network (TVN) over the Taal Lake since 12:30 p.m. Courtesy of Phivolcs Phivolcs said that an upwelling persists at the Taal Main Crater Lake...
The Department of Health (DOH) issued a health advisory on Wednesday, Sept. 20, to assist the public in preparing for potential health risks associated with Mayon Volcano's ash fall. Photo from DOH / X account The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) reported ash eruptions...
OCD Administrator Undersecretary Ariel Nepomuceno (Courtesy of OCD) More than three months after Mayon Volcano’s unrest began, the national government continues to provide relief assistance to displaced residents in Bicol Region (Region 5) which now amounted to P437 million, the Office of Civil...
The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) on Sunday, Sept. 17, detected an increase in volcanic tremor events in Mayon Volcano, Albay. Mayon Volcano (Ellson Quismorio/ MANILA BULLETIN) In its latest bulletin, Phivolcs reported that the Mayon Volcano exhibited 12...
Taal Volcano is covered by volcanic smog, as seen from Talisay, Batangas on June 7, 2023 (Juan Carlo de Vela / Manila Bulletin) The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) on Friday, Sept. 15 issued a warning to residents near Taal Volcano that a volcanic smog, or "vog," had...
The Department of Health-Center of Health Development (DOH-Chd) in CALABARZON (Cavite, Laguna, Batangas, Rizal, and Quezon) has issued a cautionary advisory to residents near Taal Volcano, emphasizing the “potential health risks” associated with Volcanic Smog (Vog) on respiratory systems. Photo...
BATANGAS CITY – The Provincial Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Office (PDRRMO) on Saturday advised the public to avoid unnecessary outdoor activities and wear N95 respirator masks amid the renewed emission of volcanic smog (vog) by Taal Volcano. Dr. Amor Calayan, PDRRMO head,...
LEGAZPI CITY (PNA) – The mayor of Santo Domingo town in Albay province has ordered the 1,588 families, or 5,419 individuals, who have been staying in various evacuation centers in the town for the past three months due to the effusive eruption of Mayon Volcano to return home. In an interview on...
