All operating units of the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) Station Batangas were placed on full alert status after Alert Level 3 was raised over the Taal Volcano on Thursday, July 1. PCG Commodore Tito Andal, commander of Coast Guard District Southern Tagalog, has placed all personnel and assets of...
The provincial government of Cavite and the city government of Tagaytay have rolled out evacuation preparations after the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) raised the alert status over Taal Volcano to Alert Level 3 on Thursday (July 1). (FILE PHOTO) "Nagumpisa na po ang...
The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) has raised the alert status over Taal Volcano to Alert Level 3 after it generated a kilometer-high phreatomagmatic plume on Thursday, July 1. Phreatomagmatic eruption of Taal Volcano that took place at 3:16 p.m. on July 1, 2021....
The Taal Volcano has continued to emit high levels of volcanic sulfur dioxide which caused a volcanic smog or “vog” over its vicinity, said the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs). TAAL VOLCANO (MANILA BULLETIN / FILE PHOTO) In the past 24-hour period, Phivolcs...
(MANILA BULLETIN FILE PHOTO) The haze caused by Taal's volcanic smog or "vog" has spread over Batangas as well as Metro Manila and some parts of Southern and Central Luzon, said the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) on Wednesday, June 30. Phivolcs said the volcanic...
(MANILA BULLETIN FILE PHOTO) The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) on Tuesday afternoon, June 29, warned residents around Taal Lake against the adverse effects of Taal Volcano's smog or "vog." It said that Taal Volcano has been producing "high levels of volcanic sulfur...
(MANILA BULLETIN FILE PHOTO) Science and Technology Undersecretary and Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) OIC Renato Solidum Jr. said the smog observed in Metro Manila was not due to the Taal Volcano's steady emission of sulfur dioxide that caused volcanic smog or "vog"...
SAN JOSÉ, Costa Rica – A volcano in northwest Costa Rica erupted on Monday, spewing an enormous column of smoke into the air in what could be its biggest outburst in years, authorities said. The Rincon de la Vieja volcano's nearly three-minute eruption in the early hours of the day...
TAAL VOLCANO (MANILA BULLETIN FILE PHOTO) Taal Volcano in Batangas continued to produce high levels of volcanic sulfur dioxide and steam-rich plumes that reached 2.5 kilometers high in the past 24-hour period, the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) said on Tuesday, June...
TAAL VOLCANO (FILE PHOTO / MANILA BULLETIN) Volcanic smog or "vog" has been observed over Taal Volcano's caldera brought about by the high levels of sulfur dioxide gas emissions from the restive volcano in Batangas, the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) said on Monday,...
TAAL VOLCANO (MANILA BULLETIN FILE PHOTO) The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) continued to observe "increased unrest" at Taal Volcano in the past 24 hours. In a volcano bulletin issued on Tuesday, June 22, Phivolcs detected 24 volcanic tremor events having durations of...
TAAL VOLCANO (PNA FILE PHOTO) The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) has continued to detect high levels of sulfur dioxide from Taal Volcano in the past 24 hours. In its bulletin issued on Sunday, June 20, Phivolcs said Taal Volcano's sulfur dioxide emission averaged...
