The entry of individuals into the six-kilometer radius Permanent Danger Zone (PDZ) of Mayon Volcano has been banned as its alert level was raised due to "increased unrest," the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (NDRRMC) reported Monday, Oct. 10. MAYON VOLCANO (File photo)...
Mayon Volcano (PHIVOLCS / FILE PHOTO) A moderate plume emission was observed at Mayon Volcano over the past 24 hours, the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) said on Sunday, Oct. 9. Phivolcs said the plume from Mayon Volcano’s summit drifted west-southwest and southwest....
LEGAZPI CITY (PNA) – The Bicol Regional Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (RDRRMC) has placed all disaster response offices on standby status after the Mayon Volcano alert level status was raised from one (abnormal) to two (increasing unrest). In a memorandum issued on Friday night,...
The Mayon Volcano network did not detect any volcanic earthquake in the past 24-hour period, but the volcano is still in a status of “increased unrest,” said the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) on Saturday morning, Oct. 8. Mayon Volcano (Phivolcs) Phivolcs, in its...
President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. directed concerned agencies to ensure preparedness after the alert level status of Mayon Volcano rose to Level 2 . Mayon Volcano (PHIVOLCS FILE PHOTO) Marcos said this in a tweet on Friday evening, October 7. In his post, he wrote that he was already...
Mayon Volcano (PHIVOLCS FILE PHOTO) The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) on Friday, Oct. 7 raised the alert status of Mayon Volcano from Alert Level 1 to Alert Level 2 due to “increasing unrest” in the active volcano’s activities. “Since the Alert Level status...
(PHIVOLCS FILE) A faint crater glow at the summit of Mayon Volcano in Albay was seen through a telescope on Wednesday, Oct. 5, said the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs). Aside from the observation of the crater glow, Phivolcs said that so far there has been no...
Senator Rafael ‘’Raffy’’ Tulfo today, Aug. 22, scored the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) for its failure to act on numerous reports of scams reported to him by victims of so-called multi-level marketing (MLM) and networking companies on consumers by promising them exhorbitant...
DOH Metro Manila is still under the Alert Level 1 status until the end of August, while six more areas were also placed under the lowest Covid-19 risk classification, the Department of Health (DOH) said on Saturday, Aug. 20. "The National Capital Region shall remain under Alert Level 1," until...
CITY OF ILAGAN, Isabela -- In light of recent flash floods in the municipalities of San Manuel and Aurora, the Department of Science and Technology- Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration has recommended the reactivation of rain gauges and water-level gauges in...
(PHIVOLCS) Twenty-eight volcanic tremors and a 2,800-meter-high plume were recorded in Taal Volcano the past 24 hours, the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) said on Wednesday, Aug. 17, as the restive volcano remained under Alert Level 1. In its 8 a.m. bulletin, Phivolcs...
(PHIVOLCS) Seventeen volcanic earthquakes in Taal Volcano were recorded the past 24 hours, the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) said in its bulletin on Tuesday, Aug. 16. Of the 17 volcanic quakes, 15 tremors lasted two to 15 minutes, it said. Phivolcs also observed a...
