LEGAZPI CITY, Albay - Traces of ash were reported in some areas around Mayon Volcano in Albay, the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) said on Thursday, June 8. NETIZEN Mark Masbate Manlangit posts a photo in his Facebook account of ashfall from Mayon Volcano in...
LEGAZPI CITY (PNA) – The Department of Social Welfare and Development in Bicol region (DSWD-5) and local government units (LGUs) in Albay province are preparing for possible response operations after the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) raised the alert level of Mayon...
The Office of Civil Defense (OCD) said Tuesday, June 6, that it was closely monitoring Mayon Volcano in Albay and Taal Volcano in Batangas over a recent increase in their volcanic activities. *Mayon Volcano (File photo) * OCD Administrator Ariel Nepomuceno said that he already instructed regional...
The Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines (CAAP) on Tuesday, June 6, said that three notices to airmen are currently up due to the alerts raised on Mayon, Taal and Kanlaon volcanoes. *CAAP spokesperson Eric Apolonio (Screenshot taken from PTV’s Facebook Live) * In a “Laging Handa”...
The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) recorded 74 rockfall events at Mayon Volcano in the last 24 hours as a result of the ongoing volcanic unrest. In its bulletin issued at 8 a.m. on Tuesday, June 6, Phivolcs said the rockfall events lasted one to four minutes and...
Ako Bicol Party-list Rep. Zaldy Co (Facebook) House Committee on Appropriations Chairman and Ako Bicol Party-list Rep. Zaldy Co is asking Bicolanos to cooperate and heed the government's instructions after authorities raised the alert level for Mayon Volcano from Alert Level 1 to Alert Level 2. "We...
LEGAZPI CITY, Albay – The Office of the Civil Defense (OCD)-Bicol is under blue alert status after the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) raised the alert level of Mayon Volcano in Albay from one to two (increasing unrest) on Monday, June 5. OCD-Bicol Assistant...
LEGAZPI CITY, Albay – The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) confirmed that residents in Albay province heard rumbling sounds from Mayon Volcano before the alert level was raised from one to two on Monday, June 5. Paul Alanis, Phivolcs resident volcanologist at the...
The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) on Monday, June 5 raised the alert level of Mayon Volcano in Albay from level 1 to 2 due to “increasing unrest.” In its bulletin issued at 10 a.m., Phivolcs said Mayon Volcano is showing “unrest driven by shallow magmatic...
LEGAZPI CITY, Albay – The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) on Thursday, March 16, reminded the people that danger from the majestic Mayon Volcano remains despite the lowering of the alert status from two to one. "The lowering of the alert status should not be...
The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) on Thursday, March 16 lowered the alert status of Mayon Volcano in Albay from Alert Level 2 (moderate-level unrest) to Alert Level 1 (low-level unrest). “This means that the volcano’s state of unrest has declined to low levels...
The Australian Embassy in Manila has expressed its sympathies with the families of two of its nationals who were onboard the Cessna 340 plane that crashed into the slopes of Mayon Volcano. Australian Ambassador to the Philippines HK Yu said the embassy is now aware of their plight and its "thoughts...
