As the summer heat intensifies, Manila Water reported a decline in water levels across Metro Manila's three main water sources. During the period from March 1 to April 1, the Angat Dam registered the largest drop of 6.9 meters among the three dams, falling from 205.7 meters a month ago to 198.8...
Taal Volcano (Manila Bulletin File Photo) The Philippine Institute of Volcanology (Phivolcs) on Thursday, March 28 warned of the possibility of smog or “vog” in the Taal Volcano’s surrounding communities due to a significant increase in volcanic sulfur dioxide emissions. “A total of 18,638...
The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) has placed Haiti under Crisis Alert Level 3, activating the Philippine government’s voluntary repatriation program, because of the ongoing gang violence in the Caribbean country. Protesters react while tires burn in the street during a demonstration...
Mayon Volcano (Manila Bulletin file photo) The alert status of Mayon Volcano has been downgraded from Level 2 (moderate-level unrest) to 1 (low-level unrest) due to a “steady decline” in its monitored volcanic parameters since the beginning of the year, said the Philippine Institute of...
The Philippine Embassy in Beirut sent home 12 Filipinos amid continued tensions there between Hezbollah, a known ally of Palestinian militant group Hamas, and the Israeli Defense Forces (IDF), the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) said. Philippine Ambassador Raymond R. Balatbat (sixth from...
Taal Volcano (Juan Carlo de Vela / Manila Bulletin) Despite the highest recorded sulfur dioxide emission from Taal Volcano this year, the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) said there is no need to raise the active volcano’s alert status just yet. “Hindi pa kailangang...
(Mayon Volcano / ALI VICOY / MANILA BULLETIN) Based on Phivolcs’ Mayon Volcano summary of 24-hour observation from 5 a.m. on Nov. 1 until 5 a.m. on Thursday, Nov. 2, a total of 187 volcanic earthquakes were recorded. These activities include 179 volcanic tremors, each lasting from one to...
The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) has detected an increase in the number of volcanic earthquakes in Taal in the past 24-hour monitoring of the active volcano in Batangas. Photo credit to Pixabay In its bulletin on Tuesday, Oct. 31, Phivolcs reported 79 volcanic...
Bulusan Volcano (Photo from Pixabay) The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) on Wednesday, Oct. 25 raised the alert status of Bulusan Volcano from Level 0 (normal) to Level 1 (low-level unrest). In raising the alert level, Phivolcs noted that “Bulusan Volcano entered a...
President Marcos has called on Filipinos in Gaza to leave the area amid the ongoing war between Israel and the militant group Hamas. File photos Marcos said this after the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) raised the Crisis Alert Level for Gaza to Level 4 on Sunday, Oct. 15. In a post on his X...
Filipinos in war-torn Gaza are now required to evacuate after the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) raised the crisis status to Alert Level 4 amid the attacks between Israel and the militant group Hamas. DFA Undersecretary Eduardo de Vega Foreign Affairs Undersecretary Eduardo de Vega made this...
The Philippine government has imposed Alert Level 3 status in Gaza or a voluntary repatriation for Filipinos in the Palestinian territory. However, hurdles face Philippine officials​ from taking out Filipinos there as Gaza​'s borders, both with Israel and Egypt, have been sealed...
