BACOLOD CITY – Mayor Jose Chubasco Cardenas suspended classes on all levels in public and private schools in Canlaon City, Negros Oriental starting Tuesday, Oct. 29 until further notice, due to super typhoon “Leon” and elevated sulfur dioxide emissions from Kanlaon Volcano. Cardenas said in...
This screenshot captures the sustained vigorous degassing from Kanlaon Volcano's summit crater on Oct. 8, 2024. Alert Level 2 remains in effect. (Courtesy of the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology/Facebook page) The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) on...
The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) confirmed on Saturday, Oct. 19, that it has been monitoring “ashing” events at Kanlaon Volcano and noted that the current activity may lead to “eruptive unrest” and an increase in the alert level. Kanlaon Volcano (Screenshot:...
This screenshot captures the sustained vigorous degassing from Kanlaon Volcano's summit crater on Oct. 8, 2024. Alert Level 2 remains in effect. (Courtesy of Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology) The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) observed a “sustained...
BACOLOD CITY – Canlaon City, Negros Oriental Mayor Jose Chubasco Cardenas has lifted the liquor ban and restrictions on establishments’ operating hours over Kanlaon Volcano. Cardenas issued and signed Executive Order (EO) No. 72 on September 20 as he noted that the current situation allows for...
Photo of Kanlaon Volcano taken on Sept. 11, 2024 (Courtesy of the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology) Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) Director Teresito Bacolcol said on Friday, Sept. 20 that Kanlaon Volcano continues to be under Alert Level 2...
BACOLOD CITY – A total of 144 families or 431 individuals have been evacuated from five barangays in Canlaon City, Negros Oriental due to Kanlaon Volcano as of Friday, September 13. NEGROS Oriental Gov. Manuel Sagarbarria (center) and Canlaon City Mayor Jose Chubasco Cardenas (to the governor's...
Philippine National Police personnel assist in the evacuation of residents living inside the four- to six-kilometer danger zone of Mt. Kanlaon in La Castellana, Negros Occidental on Sept. 13, 2024. (Photo by La Castellana Municipal Police Station) The Office of Civil Defense (OCD) cautioned the...
BACOLOD CITY – One-hundred residents of Barangay Biak na Bato in La Castellana, Negros Occidental evacuated on Friday morning, September 13, due to the threat of a magmatic eruption of Kanlaon Volcano. MAYOR Rhummyla Nicor-Mangilimutan turns over food packs, medicines, and financial...
Photo from the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) shows Kanlaon Volcano exhibiting increased unrest, accompanied by volcano-tectonic earthquake swarms and unprecedented levels of sulfur dioxide degassing. The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs),...
BACOLOD CITY – Negros Occidental Gov. Eugenio Jose Lacson has urged residents living near the four-kilometer Permanent Danger Zone (PDZ) of Kanlaon Volcano in Canlaon City, Negros Oriental to remain vigilant. “It is showing signs that it can really have an eruption. Right now, we’re still on...
BACOLOD CITY – The number of evacuees due to Kanlaon Volcano in four barangays in Canlaon City, Negros Oriental increased to 423 individuals or 145 families as of 11 a.m. on Thursday, September 12. Evacuees were three families or 13 individuals from Barangay Pula, 89 families or 254...
