President Marcos has signed an administrative order creating a task force that will lead government response efforts related to the ongoing volcanic activity of Mt. Kanlaon. Phivolcs photo Administrative Order No. 32, signed by President Marcos on April 24, establishes the National Task Force...
BACOLOD CITY – The Office of the Provincial Agriculturist reported that almost P1 million in high-value commercial crops in La Carlota City, Negros Occidental, were damaged by the April 8 eruption of Kanlaon Volcano. ASHFALL hits Barangay La Granja, La Carlota City, Negros...
BACOLOD CITY – Outdoor mass gatherings at the public plaza and Doña Hortencia Salas Benedicto National High School oval in La Carlota City, Negros Occidental have been discouraged due to Kanlaon Volcano. JALANDO-ON (Photo via MyLa Carlota FB) The Disaster Risk Reduction and Management...
Kanlaon Volcano’s ash emission on April 14, 2025 produced plumes up to 800 meters high. Ash drifted west-northwest, affecting La Carlota City, Bago City, and nearby areas. Alert Level 3 remains in effect. (Phivolcs) The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) has recorded...
BACOLOD CITY – Three barangays in Bago City, Negros Occidental experienced light ashfall following an ash emission from Kanlaon Volcano shortly before noon on Monday, April 14. The Bago City Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Office said that it received a report that ash fell on Barangays...
BACOLOD CITY – Local government units (LGUs) affected by the eruption of Kanlaon Volcano in Negros Island will soon receive P63 million in additional financial assistance from the Office of the President (OP). NEPOMUCENO “Parating na rin ‘yung karagdagang tulong na pinansiyal na galing ng...
BACOLOD CITY – La Carlota City, Negros Occidental Mayor Rex Jalando-on postponed this year’s Pasalamat Festival due to the eruption of Kanlaon Volcano on April 8. JALANDO-ON In a video posted on Facebook on Friday, April 11, Jalando-on said that continued volcanic activity has affected...
The Philippine National Police (PNP) has deployed at least 366 policemen to assist in the evacuation and security of residents that were displaced by the recent eruption of Kanlaon Volcano in the Negros Island. PNP chief Gen. Rommel Francisco Marbil said the policemen were tasked to assist the...
BACOLOD CITY – Rain extinguished a grassfire on Kanlaon Volcano following an eruption on Tuesday. READ: https://mb.com.ph/2025/4/8/grassfire-hits-kanlaon-volcano-following-eruption Fire Insp. Marlou Abrenica, officer-in-charge of the Canlaon City Fire Station, said that a drone was deployed...
An explosive eruption occurs at the summit vent of Kanlaon Volcano on April 8, 2025, producing a voluminous bent plume approximately 4,000 meters tall that drifted southwest. (Phivolcs) The Department of Tourism (DOT) suspended on Wednesday, April 9, all tourism activities near Kanlaon Volcano as...
La Carlota City, Negros Occidental Mayor Rex Jalandoon has reminded the public about the health risks posed by sulfur from ashfall from the Kanlaon Volcano eruption on Tuesday, April 8. A MAN applies sulfur on his skin from ashfall caused by the eruption of Kanlaon Volcano on April 8. (Screengrab...
BACOLOD CITY – Sugar Regulatory Administration Administrator Pablo Luis Azcona ordered the evacuation of 227 personnel from their research facility in La Granja, La Carlota City, Negros Occidental, due to ashfall from the eruption of Kanlaon Volcano on Tuesday, April 8. ASH from Kanlaon Volcano...
