Gen. Jose Melencio C. Nartatez, Jr., chief of the Philippine National Police (PNP), ordered the strict implementation of health safety measures for all frontline personnel manning checkpoints and other public safety response to protect them from respiratory risks posed by heavy volcanic ash and...
President Ferdinand Marcos Jr., on Wednesday, May 6, led a situation briefing with key government agencies to assess the impact of the recent unrest of Mayon Volcano and ordered the immediate delivery of assistance to families affected by heavy ashfall in Albay. In a statement issued by the...
The national government intensified its readiness for a prolonged relief operation in Albay as the number of residents affected by Mayon Volcano’s activity climbed toward the 200,000 mark, the Office of Civil Defense (OCD) said Tuesday, May 5. OCD spokesperson Junie Castillo confirmed that while...
Lava flows, pyroclastic density currents (PDCs), rockfalls, and intermittent ash emissions continued to be observed at Mayon Volcano on the 120th day of its effusive eruption on Tuesday, May 5, the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) said. A brief collapse of lava on the...
Additional police forces were mobilized to secure all the entry points in the danger zones of Mayon in Albay as authorities are eyeing the expansion of off-limit areas to six kilometers around the volcano. This developed as the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) reported...
The Department of Education (DepEd) is ramping up safety and contingency measures in Albay as Mayon Volcano remains under Alert Level 3, signaling intensified magmatic unrest. Education Secretary Sonny Angara said the agency is prioritizing the safety of school communities while ensuring learning...
The Office of the Presidential Adviser on Peace, Reconciliation, and Unity (OPAPRU) mapped assistance gaps for former rebel communities in Bicol after Mayon Volcano released pyroclastic density currents (PDCs) that triggered ashfall across parts of Albay. Presidential Peace Adviser Mel Senen...
Thick volcanic ash from Mayon Volcano’s recent eruptions began to strain local water resources in Albay, the Office of Civil Defense (OCD) said on Monday, May 4, as government agencies scrambled to deploy filtration systems to affected towns. The OCD said a total of 30,522 families or 102,406...
Police forces in Albay and nearby areas were instructed to focus on road-clearing operations to ensure emergency vehicles and relief convoys maintain access to communities affected by Mayon Volcano’s ashfall. As of now, Gen. Jose Melencio C. Nartatez, Jr., chief of the Philippine National Police...
President Marcos said the government has mobilized a full response to assist communities affected by ashfall from Mayon Volcano, with clearing operations ongoing and basic needs in Albay already addressed. The President said he received updates from agencies on the ground, including the Department...
President Marcos has ordered the immediate assistance to communities affected by ashfall from the ongoing Mayon Volcano unrest, Malacañang said. Marcos made the directive, noting Guinobatan and Camalig, Albay. According to Malacañang, response operations have been mobilized to protect public...
The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Field Office 5 in Bicol has intensified relief operations for families displaced by Mayon Volcano’s continuing unrest, including those affected by pyroclastic density currents in Albay on May 2. DSWD-Disaster Response Management Group...
