BACOLOD CITY – The Office of Civil Defense-Negros Island Region (OCD-NIR) is preparing for possible evacuations and higher alert status for Kanlaon Volcano after an unusual crater glow, locally called as “banaag,” was seen Sunday night, May 10. Around 6,100 families could be preemptively...
The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) on Monday, May 11, warned of possible rising magmatic activity at Kanlaon Volcano after a visible crater glow or “banaag” was observed at the summit over the weekend. Personnel at the Kanlaon Volcano Observatory in Negros...
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...
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...
A grayish ash plume rose from the summit crater of Kanlaon Volcano at around 6:30 p.m. on Sunday, April 26, as the restive volcano in Negros Island remained under “moderate unrest,” the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) said. Based on monitoring by the Kanlaon...
Kanlaon Volcano continued to show signs of unrest after an ash emission was recorded at its summit crater at 7:05 a.m. on Monday, April 13, the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) said. In its monitoring report, Phivolcs said the event produced grayish plumes that rose...
Monitoring data showed notable activity across three of the country’s most active volcanoes in the past 24 hours, according to the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs). At Taal Volcano in Batangas, a “very weak” phreatic or steam-driven eruption was observed at 3:08...
BACOLOD CITY – The Office of Civil Defense-Negros Island Region (OCD-NIR) has stepped up preparedness following renewed activity from Kanlaon Volcano. OCD-NIR Director Donato Sermeno said that their preparedness plans have been coordinated with the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and...
BACOLOD CITY – Fifty-five barangays in 10 local government units (LGUs) in Negros Island were affected by ashfall from the moderately explosive eruption of Kanlaon Volcano on Sunday, March 15. The Office of Civil Defense-Negros Island Region (OCD-NIR) reported that nine barangays were affected in...
Kanlaon Volcano had a moderately explosive eruption on Sunday, March 15, sending ash billowing out of the summit, marking the volcano’s third eruption this year, the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) said. Phivolcs said the eruption occurred at 6:07 p.m., generating a...
BACOLOD CITY – Five local government units (LGUs) in Negros Occidental suspended classes on Monday, March 16, following the moderately explosive eruption of Kanlaon Volcano on Sunday, March 15. These LGUs were La Castellana, Binalbagan, Isabela, Hinigaran, and Himamaylan City. Local chief...
BACOLOD CITY – Twenty-three families or 81 individuals in three barangays in two local government units in Negros Occidental fled the eruption of Kanlaon Volcano on Thursday, Feb. 26. The Office of Civil Defense-Negros Island Region (OCD-NIR) said 13 families or 40 persons were evacuated from...
