Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) OIC Director Teresito Bacolcol said on Friday, June 9 that they are not ruling out the possibility of raising Mayon Volcano’s alert level from 3 to 4. “There is always the possibility na itaas natin ‘to to alert level 4 (that we...
CAMALIG, Albay – Mayor Caloy Baldo here has raised concern about the lack of sanitation and water supply in the evacuation centers where residents evacuated from six-kilometer Permanent Danger Zone (PDZ) in Mayon Volcano will be temporarily housed. MAYON Volcano emits white smoke on Thursday,...
President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. assured residents evacuated due to the continued unrest of the Taal and Mayon volcanoes that the government is ready to provide them with assistance until it would be safe for them to return home. *President Ferdinand 'Bongbong' Marcos Jr. (Malacañang...
The volcanic tremor in Taal lasted 165 hours and 55 minutes from June 2 to June 9, according to the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs). But despite showing signs of unrest, Phivolcs said the active volcano in Batangas is still on alert level 1. In its 8 a.m. bulletin...
The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) on Friday, June 9 warned of ash fall and possible lahar flow in areas surrounding Mayon Volcano. In the past 24 hours, six dome-collapse pyroclastic density currents (PDC) that lasted three to six minutes and 199 rockfall events...
LEGAZPI CITY, Albay – The return of the Pinangat Festival in Camalig, this province, on Saturday, June 10, has been postponed due to restive Mayon Volcano. MAYON Volcano (Mayor Caloy Baldo FB) Mayor Caloy Baldo on Thursday, June 8, said the festivity – halted by the pandemic for three years –...
President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. assured the public that the government is on top of the situation as two of the country's active volcanoes– Taal and Mayon– exhibit alarming activities that prompted residents in the surrounding areas to evacuate. *Mayon Volcano as of June 8,...
LEGAZPI CITY, Albay – The Albay Public Safety and Emergency Management Office (APSEMO) has ordered municipal and city governments to evacuate residents inside the six-kilometer Permanent Danger Zone (PDZ) of Mayon Volcano after the alert level was further raised from two to three (increased...
The alert status for Mayon Volcano was raised from level 2 to 3 on Thursday, June 8 due to an “increased tendency towards a hazardous eruption,” said the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs). In raising the alert level to 3, Phivolcs said that Mayon Volcano is...
The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) recorded 98 rockfall events in Mayon Volcano in the last 24 hours, nearly doubling the previous day’s record of 46 events. In its bulletin issued at 8 a.m. on Thursday, June 8, Phivolcs said the rockfall events lasted two to three...
LEGAZPI CITY, Albay - Traces of ash were reported in some areas around Mayon Volcano in Albay, the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) said on Thursday, June 8. NETIZEN Mark Masbate Manlangit posts a photo in his Facebook account of ashfall from Mayon Volcano in...
LEGAZPI CITY (PNA) – The Department of Social Welfare and Development in Bicol region (DSWD-5) and local government units (LGUs) in Albay province are preparing for possible response operations after the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) raised the alert level of Mayon...
