LEGAZPI CITY, Albay - Gov. Noel Rosal ordered the immediate pre-emptive evacuation of residents living within the six-kilometer permanent danger zone (PDZ) of Mayon Volcano after the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology’s raised the volcano’s alert status from two to three at noon...
The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) on Tuesday, January 6, raised Mayon Volcano’s alert status from Level 2 to Alert Level 3, signaling an increased likelihood of a hazardous eruption. In an advisory, Phivolcs said that since the volcano’s alert was elevated to...
Mayon Volcano continues to show signs of increased unrest, with 85 rockfall events recorded in the past 24 hours, the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) said on Tuesday, January 6. Phivolcs said the latest incandescent rockfall from the summit lava dome occurred at 10:46...
LEGAZPI CITY – The Albay Police Provincial Office (APPO) activated border control points and intensified police visibility in towns and cities surrounding Mayon Volcano as a precautionary measure to maintain peace, order, and public safety following the raising of the alert status from one...
The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) on Saturday, January 3, observed increased volcanic activity at Mayon Volcano, prompting authorities to maintain Alert Level 2 and caution the public against venturing into high-risk areas. From 12 a.m. on January 2 to 12 a.m. on...
LEGAZPI CITY – The Police Regional Office (PRO)-5 (Bicol) and the Albay Provincial Police are strictly enforcing a ban on human activity within the six-kilometer Permanent Danger Zone (PDZ) following Mayon Volcano’s elevated alert level. In a statement on Saturday, PRO-5 director Police Brig....
LEGAZPI CITY – The Department of Social Welfare and Development in Bicol (DSWD-5) has readied more than P138.4- million worth of response aid following the raising of Mayon Volcano’s alert level from one to two. Claudio Villareal, chief of the Disaster Response Management Division, said in an...
LEGAZPI CITY, Albay – The provincial government of Albay has placed the entire province on heightened alert after the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology raised the alert status of Mayon Volcano from one to two on New Year’s Day. Phivolcs raised the alert level at 6 a.m. due to...
LEGAZPI CITY – The provincial government of Albay, through the Albay Provincial Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (PDRRMC), on Wednesday issued a preparedness advisory after the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) reported changes in Mayon Volcano that...
LEGAZPI CITY, Albay – The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) issued a lahar advisory on Monday afternoon, Nov. 24, warning communities around Mayon Volcano to brace for possible volcanic sediment flows due to expected heavy rains from tropical cyclone ‘Verbana.’ The...
With Typhoon Uwan unleashing intense to torrential rainfall across Bicol, the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) on Saturday, Nov. 8, cautioned residents in Albay against possible life-threatening lahar flows from Mayon Volcano. Citing state weather bureau PAGASA’s...
LEGAZPI CITY, Albay - The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) has issued a lahar advisory for Mayon Volcano as tropical cyclone “Opong” is expected to bring heavy to intense rains over the Bicol region from Thursday afternoon, Sept. 25, to Friday afternoon, Sept. 26....
