Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) Officer-in-Charge (OIC) Teresito Bacolcol is not discounting the possibility that lava flows caused by the ongoing “effusive eruption” of Mayon Volcano may breach the six-kilometer permanent danger zone. “So far 2.5 kilometers from...
SANTO DOMINGO, Albay – A total of 5,473 individuals or 1,688 families evacuated here due to restive Mayon Volcano returned home on Wednesday, June 21. Mayor Jun Aguas here said that evacuees decamped after Albay Gov. Grex Lagman issued an order that those living outside the six-kilometer Permanent...
Albay 2nd district Rep. Joey Salceda (left) and President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. (Facebook) Albay 2nd district Rep. Joey Salceda has thanked President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. for committing to help keep the evacuees' collective dignity intact through cleanliness. This, after Marcos...
Albay 2nd district Rep. Joey Salceda (Rep. Salceda's office) Danger persists for the sector in Albay that's affected by Mayon Volcano's continued restiveness. Thus, said Albay 2nd district Rep. Joey Salceda, a former three-term provincial governor that has seen many Mayon-triggered evacuations...
Lava flow from Mayon Volcano’s effusive eruption has reached a “maximum length” of up to 2.5 kilometers from the summit crater, the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) said on Tuesday, June 20. Phivolcs said a “very slow effusion of lava from the summit crater of...
More than P1.3 billion worth of relief assistance has already been prepositioned by the national government to address the needs of residents affected by the restiveness of Mayon Volcano for 90 days, the Office of Civil Defense (OCD) disclosed Monday, June 19. *(File photo) * OCD Administrator...
LEGAZPI CITY, Albay – Hundreds of families affected by the ongoing Mayon Volcano unrest in the province of Albay are set to receive P5,000 cash assistance from the special fund of House Speaker Martin Romualdez. Albay Rep. Joey Salceda said on Monday, June 19, that families evacuated in Legazpi...
Mayon Volcano’s current state is “largely similar” to its 2014 eruption based on the parameters observed over the previous week, said the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs). “Low-rate effusive eruption of degassed lava has been transpiring for the past week...
Mayon Volcano (Yves Eli Yu- Rep. Joey Salceda's Facebook) Pointing to the current restiveness of Mayon Volcano that has displaced thousands, Ako Bicol Party-list Rep. Zaldy Co and Albay 2nd district Rep. Joey Salceda are urging the Senate to quickly approve its version of the bill advocating...
More lava flows and collapsed debris from the Mayon Volcano's ongoing "non-explosive" eruption have cascaded down the summit crater for a distance of 1.5 and 3.3 kilometers, respectively, said the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) on Sunday, June 18. The "very slow...
(Albay 3rd district Rep. Fernando Cabredo's Facebook) True to his word, Albay 3rd district Rep. Fernando "Didi" Cabredo launched a community pantry for his constituents who were temporarily living in evacuation centers as a result of Mayon Volcano's rumblings. Cabredo on Saturday, June 17 posted...
The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) on Saturday, June 19, reported that "very slow" lava continues to flow in Mayon where an alert level 3 remained hoisted in the areas of Permanent Danger Zone (PDZ). Â (Photo credit to ALI VICOY/MANILA BULLETIN) In its latest...
