Department of Agriculture (DA) Secretary William Dar assured fisherfolk and farmers in Calabarzon that help will be available to them in the event that Taal Volcano erupts again. Residents of Laurel, Batangas take temporary shelter at Barangay Ticub Elementary School on July 1, 2021. This, after a...
Senator Sherwin Gatchalian on Tuesday, July 6 urged the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) and local government units (LGUs) to ensure timely provision of basic necessities and other services to evacuees who are affected by the Taal Volcano’s recent episodes of unrest. Gatchalian...
More than 100 metric tons of tilapia and milkfish or "bangus" were lost to fish kill that hit Taal Lake in Batangas, the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) bared Tuesday, July 6. Fish pens in Agoncillo, Batangas photograped on July 3, 2021 amid Taal Volcano's continued unrest. (Mark...
More than 4,000 hectares (ha) of agricultural products could get affected by the continuous restiveness of Taal Volcano, the Department of Agriculture (DA) said. White smoke is seen billowing out of Taal Volcano in this photo taken last July 4, 2021. (Ali Vicoy/ MANILA BULLETIN) "Based from the...
As Taal Volcano was raised to Alert Level 3 on Thursday, July 1, the Philippine Animal Welfare Society (PAWS) reminded the public of the need to take care of animals as it cited the incident of last year's eruption when countless animals had to endure intense suffering that includes painful and...
The Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT) deployed free Internet access, through its Free Wi-Fi for All program, to evacuees in Nasugbu, Batangas affected by the Taal Volcano unrest. Photo from Department of Information and Communications Technology - Luzon Cluster 2...
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) The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology...
Due to the resurgence of “anomalously high sulfur dioxide (SO2) emission” from Taal Volcano, Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) has imposed Alert Level 3 to warn against the dangers posed by a “high level of volcanic unrest.” Just a notch lower than Alert Level...
MEDIUM RARE Jullie Y. Daza Midnight when we arrived in Tagaytay to experience what we supposed would be the best and worst of Taal Volcano in action. With my biggest burliest buddies Leon and Joselito and their American friend Piggy (more a teddy bear, really), I bundled up my year-old baby and...
After Taal Volcano was placed under Alert Level 3, over 5,000 residents in Batangas have left their homes and sought shelter in evacuation centers. (ALI VICOY / MANILA BULLETIN) The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) raised Taal Volcano's alert level following three...
The Office of the Vice President (OVP) and its private partners donated relief packs and other essential goods to residents who had to flee their homes due to the continued unrest of Taal Volcano. The Office of the Vice President and its partners provide relief packs to Taal evacuees in Balete,...
There shouldn't be any price increase as far as tilapia sourced from Taal Lake is concerned even with the Taal Volcano's continued unrest, a regional director from the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) clarified on Monday, July 5. NORMAL SIGHT--Owners and caretakers attend to their...
