(JANSEN ROMERO / FILE PHOTO / MANILA BULLETIN) Science and Technology Undersecretary Renato Solidum Jr. urged the Department of Health (DOH) and local government units to prioritize the vaccination of residents in calamity-prone areas in the country, including those around Taal Volcano. Solidum,...
A giant white plume rising from Taal Volcano is observed on Friday, July 2, 2021. (ALI VICOY / MANILA BULLETIN) Taal Volcano may only have weak explosions as magma is already at a shallow level, said Science and Technology Undersecretary and Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology...
(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"...
PHIVOLCS The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) on Monday, June 21, released a new mobile application to enable the public to have easy access to its latest volcano bulletins and advisories. The "VolcanoPH Info" mobile app provides an abridged and visually appealing...
(PHIVOLCS) The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) has so far recorded 355 aftershocks following the 5.7-magnitude earthquake in Bukidnon on Monday evening, June 14. The 5.7-magnitude tremor was felt at 10:38 p.m. Monday. As of 7 a.m., Wednesday, June 16, Phivolcs reported...
MT. PINATUBO (PIXABAY) Thirty years after Mt. Pinatubo's last major eruption on June 15, 1991, the volcano's overall activity has remained quiet up to this day, said Science and Technology Undersecretary Renato Solidum. Mt. Pinatubo has shown low-level unrest early in 2021 but it is still...
TAAL VOLCANO (ALI VICOY / MANILA BULLETIN FILE PHOTO) Science and Technology Undersecretary Renato Solidum Jr. on Saturday, June 5, said Taal Volcano in Batangas remains under Alert Level 2 as "increased unrest" continues to be observed by the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology...
The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) has not detected earthquakes in Taal Volcano in the past 24 hours but a low-level background tremor has persisted since April 8. Science and Technology Undersecretary and Phivolcs OIC Renato Solidum explained in March that a...
The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) said on Monday, May 24, the activity at the Taal Volcano main crater was dominated by the upwelling of hot volcanic fluids in its lake which generated plumes that reached one-kilometer high. Science and Technology Undersecretary and...
Science and Technology Undersecretary and Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) OIC Renato Solidum said the alleged explosion reported at Taal Volcano on Sunday, May 23, was just a thunderstorm. Solidum made the statement amid reports circulating on social media of an...
Taal Volcano's status remains "unstable" on Wednesday, May 19, due to a continuous increase in the number of detected earthquakes, as well as sulfur dioxide (SO2) emissions. In the past 24 hours, the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) has recorded 102 earthquakes,...
Science and Technology Undersecretary Renato Solidum said that there is no imminent eruption foreseen on Mt. Pinatubo amid an increase in the number of recorded volcanic earthquakes in the past few days. "Wala tayong nakikita sa kasalukuyan base sa mga chemistry ng tubig at pagbuga ng gas diyan sa...
