BACOLOD CITY – Three local government units (LGUs) in Negros Island suspended classes on Friday, Feb. 20, after Kanlaon Volcano erupted on Thursday, Feb. 19. Mayor Jose Luis Jalandoni suspended classes on all levels in La Carlota City, Negros Occidental, until further notice, for the health and...
BACOLOD CITY – Ashfall blanketed 25 barangays in five local government units (LGUs) in Negros Occidental after the moderate explosive eruption of Kanlaon Volcano on Thursday afternoon, Feb. 19. The Office of Civil Defense-Negros Island Region (OCD-NIR) reported light to moderate ashfall in...
The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) reported a “moderately explosive” eruption that occurred at the summit crater of Kanlaon Volcano at 4:38 p.m. on Thursday, Feb. 19. The event, which lasted for two minutes, produced a dark gray eruption plume that rose 2,000...
BACOLOD CITY – Kanlaon Volcano in Negros Island Region (NIR) explosively erupted on Thursday afternoon, Feb. 19, after episodes of ash emissions in the past weeks. The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) reported the activity past 4 p.m. Some individuals in Negros...
The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) reported that grayish ash plumes rose from the summit of Kanlaon Volcano in Negros Island on Monday, Feb. 16, as the volcano remained under Alert Level 2. Time-lapse footage from the Canlaon City Observatory showed the plumes rising...
Ash emissions were recorded at Mayon Volcano in Albay and Kanlaon Volcano in Negros Island early Friday, Feb. 13, as the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) reported continued unrest at the two active volcanoes. At Mayon, Phivolcs said grayish ash plumes rose about 50...
The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) warned of possible lahars and sediment-laden streamflows at Kanlaon Volcano as Tropical Depression Basyang (Penha) is expected to bring heavy to intense rainfall to Negros Island and the rest of the Visayas. In a lahar advisory...
The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) on Wednesday, Jan. 14 warned that Kanlaon Volcano on Negros Island is showing heightened unrest, following a surge in volcano-tectonic earthquakes beneath its flanks. Since Wednesday midnight, Phivolcs’ Kanlaon Volcano Network...
The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) on Wednesday, January 7, reported ongoing ash emissions at Kanlaon Volcano. Time-lapse footage captured by the Kanlaon Volcano Observatory–Canlaon City (KVO-CC) IP cameras showed grayish plumes rising up to 900 meters above the...
DUMAGUETE CITY – Residents of Canlaon City in Negros Oriental are accustomed to Kanlaon Vocano’s volcanic activity and are prepared for the worst, knowing the response and management drills down to the barangay level, an official said on Tuesday. Seth Bariga, Canlaon City alternate information...
The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) confirmed on Tuesday, January 6, a weak ash emission at Kanlaon Volcano after grayish plumes were observed rising from its summit crater early in the morning. In an advisory, Phivolcs said time-lapse footage from IP cameras at the...
The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) on Monday, Nov. 24, issued a lahar advisory for Kanlaon Volcano on Negros Island, warning that heavy rainfall from Tropical Depression Verbena may trigger dangerous sediment flows and lahars on its slopes. Citing the 11 a.m. Tropical...
