ILOILO CITY — Around 300 policemen have been deployed to Negros Occidental province as part of the government’s response to the phreatic eruption of Mount Kanlaon earlier this week. POLICE Brig. Gen. Jack Wanky speaks to Mayor Rhummyla Nicor Mangilimutan of La Castellana town, Negros...
Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) While it has remained quiet since its eruption, the alert status of Kanlaon Volcano remains at Level 2, signifying that the volcano in Negros Island is still experiencing “increased” unrest. Based on a volcano bulletin issued by the...
BACOLOD CITY – The city government of Canlaon in Negros Oriental urged the public to be cautious of potential scams following an increase in the number of donation drives for victims of the Kanlaon Volcano eruption. In a statement, the local government clarified that they are not...
CEBU CITY – The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) on Thursday, June 6, insisted that it has given ample advisory before Kanlaon Volcano in Negros Oriental erupted on Monday night, June 3. PHIVOLCS Director Teresito Bacolcol said enough advisory was issued before the...
Roads in La Castellana, Negros Occidental are rendered impassable on June 5, 2024 as rains spawned widespread lahar flow in the aftermath of the eruption of Kanlaon Volcano. (Photos courtesy of Mt. Kanlaon Natural Park/via Tara Yap) Kanlaon Volcano in Negros Island has stayed quiet for the past 24...
Roads in La Castellana, Negros Occidental are rendered impassable on June 5, 2024 as rains spawned widespread lahar flow in the aftermath of the eruption of Kanlaon Volcano. (Photos courtesy of Mt. Kanlaon Natural Park/via Tara Yap) The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs)...
Roads in La Castellana, Negros Occidental are rendered impassable on June 5, 2024 as rains spawned widespread lahar flow in the aftermath of the eruption of Kanlaon Volcano. (Photos courtesy of Mt. Kanlaon Natural Park/via Tara Yap) (Updated) Two days after Mt. Kanlaon erupted, lahar, volcanic mud...
BACOLOD CITY – Mayor Rhummyla Nicor-Mangilimutan imposed forced evacuation in several sitios in Barangay Bi-ak na Bato, La Castellana, Negros Occidental on Wednesday, June 5, following mudflow or lahar from the Kanlaon Volcano eruption. LAHAR floods a road on June 5 in Barangay Bi-ak na Bato, La...
CEBU CITY – The Police Regional Office-Central Visayas (PRO-7) has sent at least 100 policemen to Canlaon City in Negros Oriental to help maintain peace and order following the eruption of Kanlaon Volcano on Monday night, June 3. Police Lt. Col. Gerard Ace Pelare, spokesperson of PRO-7 chief...
BACOLOD CITY – The town of La Castellana in Negros Occidental was placed under a state of calamity on Tuesday night, June 4, a day after the eruption of Kanlaon volcano in the neighboring city of Canlaon in Negros Oriental. ASH blankets plants in Sitio Trencera, Barangay Sag-Ang, La...
ILOILO CITY – A health advisory has been issued for potential ash fall from the eruption of Kanlaon Volcano in Negros Island here and this province. THE sky in Iloilo City remains clear amid the eruption of Kanlaon Volcano in Negros Island. (Tara Yap) The Iloilo City Health Office (ICHO) and...
A Philippine Air Force (PAF) aircrew covers his face due to the stench of the volcanic ash fall during the conduct of a rapid damage assessment and needs analysis in Negros Occidental on June 4, 2024 following the eruption of Mt. Kanlaon. (Photo by PAF) Residents in Western Visayas (Region 6) and...
