A phreatomagmatic burst occurred at Taal’s Main Crater, the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) said on Thursday, March 31. Seismic records and visual cameras around the volcano recorded the phreatomagmatic burst on Thursday, March 31 at 10:39 a.m. (Screengrab / Phivolcs...
Senator Imee Marcos on Wednesday warned that late-night water rationing could extend into daytime and that drought could occur in lowland farms. Marcos noted dam water levels go down faster this summer and the level at Angat Dam—the main source of drinking water for Metro Manila and irrigation...
Police forces and other government agencies are continuously monitoring the activities of the Taal Volcano as part of the measures to protect local residents of Batangas amid threats of destructive eruption after it was placed under Alert Level 3 status. Interior Secretary Eduardo Año said that...
The Philippine Red Cross (PRC) distributed hot meals to 650 individuals in evacuation centers in San Gabriel Elementary School in Laurel, Batangas and in Coral na Munti Elementary School in Agoncillo, Batangas over the weekend. (Photo from Philippine Red Cross / MANILA BULLETIN) In a statement, PRC...
Just when the country appears headed toward a return to pre-pandemic levels of business activity, another serious natural disaster disrupted an otherwise serene weekend. Taal Volcano erupted last Saturday and Sunday, prompting the Philippine Institute of Volcanology (Phivolcs) to raise anew Alert...
The Philippine Red Cross (PRC) will continue to monitor the situation through its 24-hour Operations Center and its specially trained ‘143’ volunteers in Batangas, amid the continued unrest of Taal Volcano. (Photo from Philippine Red Cross / MANILA BULLETIN) In a statement on Sunday, March 27,...
(MANILA BULLETIN / FILE PHOTO) The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) has not detected a volcanic earthquake from Taal Volcano, but remained under Alert Level 3 because of continuous “magmatic unrest” in the past 24 hours. In its bulletin issued on Monday, March 28,...
Vice President Leni Robredo on Sunday, March 27, sent Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR) ground team and volunteers to lead her relief operations in Batangas, where Alert Level 3 has been raised because of the restive Taal Volcano. Vice President Leni Robredo deploys a team from her office to Batangas...
Thick smoke billows from Taal Volcano Saturday morning, March 26, 2022, as seen from San Nicolas, Batangas. (JALEEN RAMOS / MANILA BULLETIN) The possibility of raising Taal Volcano’s status to Alert Level 4 is still not that high, according to the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and...
Thick smoke billows from Taal Volcano Saturday morning, March 26, 2022, as seen from San Nicolas, Batangas. (JALEEN RAMOS / MANILA BULLETIN) The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) on Saturday, March 26, raised the alert status over Taal Volcano to level 3, following a...
Two years after in-person graduation and other related ceremonies were suspended due to the Covid-19 pandemic, physical end-of-school-year (EOSY) rites are now allowed in schools located in areas under Alert Level 1 and 2. (Photo from DepEd) The Department of Education (DepEd), in a statement...
The Inter-Agency Task Force (IATF) for the Management of Emerging Infectious Diseases has approved the amendments to the guidelines on the implementation of Covid-19 Alert Level 1, Malacañang announced. People flock to Ilaya in Binondo, Manila on Jan. 2, 2022. Metro Manila will be under Alert...
