Malacañang ensured that all concerned agencies were on standby as it called for vigilance amid the phreatic eruption of the Bulusan Volcano in Sorsogon Sunday morning, June 5. Photo from Sorsogon Provincial Information Office (Facebook) Communications Secretary Martin Andanar said this after the...
Outgoing Vice President Leni Robredo will send a relief team to Bulusan, Sorsogon, in her home region of Bicol amid the phreatic eruption of the Bulusan Volcano on Sunday, June 5. Phreatic eruption at Bulusan Volcano on Sunday, June 5.(Photo by Connie Calipay/Arvie Gernandizo) “We are currently...
The phreatic eruption that occurred in Bulusan Volcano may trigger succeeding explosions, an official of the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) warned. Mt. Bulusan in Sorsogon (PNA file photo by Nonie Enolva) Bulusan, an active volcano located in the province of Sorsogon,...
Residents in Sorsogon province were told to prepare for possible evacuation by the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (NDRRMC) as a phreatic eruption occurred at Mt. Bulusan on Sunday morning, June 5. A phreatic explosion occured at Mt. Bulusan in Sorsogon province on June 5,...
Following a phreatic eruption on Sunday, June 5, the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) raised Bulusan Volcano’s alert level status from 0 to 1. Phreatic eruption at Bulusan Volcano on Sunday, June 5 (Connie Calipay /Arvie Gernandizo) Phivolcs, in an advisory issued as...
The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs), on Sunday, June 5, notified the public that there is an ongoing phreatic eruption at Bulusan Volcano. Ongoing phreatic eruption at Bulusan Volcano (Image courtesy of PNA) The phreatic eruption, according to Phivolcs, lasted for...
After two years of undergoing massive rehabilitation, the province of Sorsogon formally reopened its tourism sites to local and foreign visitors with the reopening and inauguration of the Buluzan Eco-Tourism Center and Facilities in the Bulusan Volcano Natural Park. Sorsogon Governor Francis...
BULUSAN VOLCANO (PIXABAY) The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) on Wednesday, Aug. 18, lowered the alert status of Bulusan Volcano in Sorsogon from Level 1 or low-level unrest to Level 0 or normal. "This means that observational parameters have returned to baseline...
NIGHT OWL Anna Mae Yu Lamentillo The first time I joined the President’s delegation — we were in Bicol region. Typhoon Nina, internationally known as Nock-ten, entered the Philippine Area of Responsibility (PAR) on December 23, 2016. It intensified into a typhoon on December 24 and made...
MT. BULUSAN (PIXABAY) The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) has detected 105 earthquakes in Mt. Bulusan in Sorsogon within the 24-hour monitoring period from Saturday, June 12, to Sunday, June 13. Phivolcs also observed a weak emission of white steam-laden plumes from...
Mt. Bulusan in Sorsogon continues to show a "low-level volcanic unrest" since its alert status was raised to Level 1 on May 11. The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) on Saturday, May 29, said Mt. Bulusan had 89 earthquakes during the past 24 hours. MT. BULUSAN (PIXABAY)...
Bulusan Volcano and Mt. Pinatubo have logged 35 and 33 volcanic earthquakes, respectively, in the last 24 hours, the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) said on Friday, May 28. BULUSAN VOLCANO (PIXABAY / FILE PHOTO / MANILA BULLETIN) Phivolcs said Bulusan Volcano in...
