A 30-minute ash emission was recorded at the summit crater of Kanlaon Volcano on Sunday, Oct. 12, said the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs). The event, which occurred from 6:47 a.m. to 7:17 a.m., produced grayish plumes that rose about 1,000 meters above the crater....
The 72 earthquakes that shook Kanlaon Volcano on Monday, Sept. 15, were caused by underground rock fracturing as pressure pushed upward beneath the volcano, the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) said. “Ang ibig lamang sabihin ng pagdami ng volcano-tectonic earthquakes...
BACOLOD CITY – The Office of Civil Defense-Negros Island Region (OCD-NIR) urged heightened vigilance among Negrenses as Kanlaon Volcano rumbled over the weekend. OCD-NIR Director Donato Sermeno said that “the threat is still there” and stressed that residents should not be complacent as...
DUMAGUETE CITY – The Canlaon City government in Negros Oriental is prepared to distribute masks and provide assistance to residents, like transportation and medication, in case of an ashfall due to Mount Kanlaon’s ash emission, an official said Wednesday. Seth Bariga, information officer of the...
A weak ash emission was recorded at the summit crater of Kanlaon Volcano at 5:10 a.m. on Wednesday, Sept. 10, producing grayish plumes that rose about 600 meters above the crater, said the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs). Alert Level 2 remains in effect over Kanlaon,...
The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) reported a weak ash emission from the summit crater of Kanlaon Volcano on Monday afternoon, Sept. 8. According to Phivolcs, the ash emission began at 5:25 p.m. and produced a low plume drifting west-southwest. The activity ceased at...
When Mt. Kanlaon erupted on December 9 last year, the impact rippled across Negros Oriental and Negros Occidental. Entire communities were forced to evacuate, livelihoods were buried in ash, and uncertainty stretched far beyond the initial days of the disaster. For many, the eruption was a test of...
BACOLOD CITY – Twenty-two families from Bago City, Negros Occidental displaced by Kanlaon Volcano each received P10,000 in financial assistance from the city government on Thursday, Aug. 14, two days before their scheduled return to their homes in Barangay Ilijan on Saturday, Aug. 16. Mayor...
BACOLOD CITY – Sixty-one families or 225 individuals affected by the eruption of Kanlaon Volcano in La Carlota City, Negros Occidental returned home on Thursday, Aug. 14, after eight months in an evacuation center. The La Carlota City Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Office transported...
The Canlaon City government reopened tourism sites effective Aug. 8, eight months since the Dec. 9, 2024 eruption and days after the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology lowered the alert level of Kanlaon Volcano in Canlaon City, Negros Oriental from Alert Level 3 to 2 on July 29. ...
BACOLOD CITY – After eight months of staying in evacuation centers, 471 families or 1,548 individuals residing outside the four-kilometer danger zone of Kanlaon Volcano in La Castellana, Negros Occidental have returned home on Aug. 1, Mayor Añejo Nicor said. This follows the recent downgrading...
DUMAGUETE CITY – The local government of Canlaon City in Negros Oriental has closed seven evacuation centers after more than 500 families returned to their homes within Kanlaon Volcano’s extended danger zone, an official said Friday. Seth Cabanas Bariga, information officer of the city’s...
