Students are urging the Polytechnic University of the Philippines (PUP) to suspend classes on campuses near Taal Volcano due to the ongoing activity of the volcano. (ALI VICOY / MANILA BULLETIN) In a letter sent by the PUP Office of the Student Regent to PUP President Manuel M. Muhi on July 7, the...
The Taal Volcano in Batangas produced another phreatomagmatic burst on Thursday, July 8, which generated a “grayish” plume that reached 200-meters high, state volcanologists said. Taal Volcano produces a phreatomagmatic burst at 6:47 a.m., July 8, which generated a ‘grayish’ 200-meter...
The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) “is preparing now” to activate Task Group Taal to ensure that all-out assistance will be given to the areas in the Calabarzon (Cavite, Laguna, Batangas, Rizal, Quezon) region badly affected by Taal Volcano’s unrest. White smoke was seen...
The evacuation of residents in Batangas and nearby provinces were on-going amid the continuous volcanic activity of Taal. In a meeting with President Duterte late Tuesday night, July 6, Defense Secretary Delfin Lorenzana, who also chairs the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council...
The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) has reported that the Taal Volcano’s unrest has displaced more than 1,600 families. Residents of Barangays Agoncillo, Boso-boso in Laurel, Batangas are forced to flee their homes on July 4, 2021, as Taal Volcano remains under Alert Level 3...
White steam plume over Taal Volcano as seen from Agoncillo, Batangas on Monday, morning, July 5, 2021. Taal Volcano remains on Alert Level 3 (magmatic unrest) following a phreatomagmatic eruption last July 1, 2021. (ALI VICOY / MANILA BULLETIN FILE PHOTO) Taal Volcano's phreatomagmatic burst at...
Phreatomagmatic eruption of Taal Volcano that took place at 3:16 p.m. on July 1, 2021. (Photo from Phivolcs) July 7 Almost a week after its phreatomagmatic eruption, Taal Volcano had a series of phreatomagmatic bursts that occurred at 8:47 a.m., 9:15 a.m., 9:26 a.m., and 11:56 a.m. Taal Volcano...
White steam plume over Taal Volcano as seen from Agoncillo, Batangas on Monday, morning, July 5, 2021. Taal Volcano remains on Alert Level 3 (magmatic unrest) following a phreatomagmatic eruption last July 1, 2021. (ALI VICOY / MANILA BULLETIN FILE PHOTO) Taal Volcano had a series of "weak"...
The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) distributed relief packs and family kits to over 200 evacuees from three barangays in Laurel, Batangas amid continuous magmatic unrest of Taal Volcano. The PCG, in cooperation with the Philippine Army, Philippine National Police (PNP), and Bureau of Fire Protection...
The Provincial Government of Batangas has taken advantage of the ‘mass gathering’ in evacuation centers of residents affected by the Taal Volcano rumblings to conduct vaccination against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19). Based on the latest data, at least 40 evacuees from Agoncillo town were...
White steam plume over Taal Volcano as seen from Agoncillo, Batangas on Monday, morning, July 5, 2021. Taal Volcano remains on Alert Level 3 (magmatic unrest) following a phreatomagmatic eruption last July 1, 2021. (ALI VICOY / MANILA BULLETIN) Another short-lived phreatomagmatic eruption has...
UNICEF (via Twitter) The United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) has expressed concern for children affected by Taal's volcanic activity as they may face various health risks. Children living in the danger zones and in evacuation centers are at risk of respiratory problems as well as water-borne...
