The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) has recorded more pyroclastic density currents (PDCs) in Mayon in the last 24 hours as a result of the collapse of the volcano's lava dome and lava front. In a bulletin released on Friday, July 7, Phivolcs said the Mayon Volcano...
Lava flowing sluggishly from the erupting Mayon Volcano has advanced to a distance of 2.8 kilometers on the southern flank of the volcano as of Tuesday, July 4, said the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs). This was longer than the previous day’s 2.7-kilometer-long lava...
Nearly a month since Mayon Volcano exhibited increased volcanic activities, the government is ensuring that the basic needs of tens of thousands of evacuees who are living in temporary shelters are being provided, an official of the Office of Civil Defense (OCD) disclosed Friday, June 30. *(File...
The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) said Mayon Volcano had recorded 5,000 rockfall events and 120 pyroclastic density currents (PDCs) in less than a month. “As of 11 p.m., June 26, the Mayon Volcano Network had detected 5,219 rockfall events and 128 pyroclastic...
The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) recorded 102 volcanic earthquakes in Mayon between 5 a.m. on Sunday, June 25, and 5 a.m. on Monday, June 26, more than quadrupling the number of events that were recorded in the previous 24 hours. The 24-hour monitoring of the...
Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) Officer-in-Charge (OIC) Teresito Bacolcol is not discounting the possibility that lava flows caused by the ongoing “effusive eruption” of Mayon Volcano may breach the six-kilometer permanent danger zone. “So far 2.5 kilometers from...
Lava flow from Mayon Volcano’s effusive eruption has reached a “maximum length” of up to 2.5 kilometers from the summit crater, the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) said on Tuesday, June 20. Phivolcs said a “very slow effusion of lava from the summit crater of...
The Office of Civil Defense (OCD) has deployed water filtration units in Albay to address the reported inadequacies in potable water of evacuees due to the ongoing unrest of Mayon Volcano. *Mayon Volcano (File photo) * Diego Agustin Mariano, head of OCD joint information unit, said the civil defense...
Residents in Legazpi City, Albay were advised to wear N95 masks and other protective gears to keep themselves safe from the possible harmful effects of ashfall that was monitored due to the recent activities of Mayon Volcano. *Mayon Volcano (File photo) * Apple Armenia, administration officer of...
President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. assured the public that the government is on top of the situation as two of the country's active volcanoes– Taal and Mayon– exhibit alarming activities that prompted residents in the surrounding areas to evacuate. *Mayon Volcano as of June 8,...
MAMBAJAO, Camiguin – Saying they didn’t want a repeat of an enormous damage brought by Mount Hibok-Hibok’s last eruption in 1951, the Department of Science and Technology (DOST) and the provincial government of Camiguin conducted the four-day workshop on the formulation of a contingency plan...
Fifty families composed of 180 individuals from Brgy. Puting Sapa in Juban, Sorsogon were evacuated due to the heavy ashfall and pungent odor brought by the phreatic eruption of Mt. Bulusan, the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (NDRRMC) reported Monday, June 6. Personnel of...
