Despite the recent eruption of Mt. Bulusan, the P5-billion Bicol International Airport (BIA) in Daraga, Albay "stands strong, with no recorded damages in its facilities", the Department of Transportation (DOTr) and the Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines (CAAP) confirmed in their Thursday,...
Senator Sherwin Gatchalian has called on the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) and the Department of Education (DepEd) to ensure the safety and welfare of children affected by the recent eruption of Mount Bulusan in Sorsogon. Gatchalian said the two agencies, as well as the...
Five volcanic earthquakes were recorded in Bulusan Volcano over the past 24 hours, the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) said on Thursday, June 9. Bulusan Volcano in Sorsogon (PNA / Nonie Enolva) As its low-level unrest continues, Phivolcs said that 5 volcanic quakes...
The Philippine Red Cross (PRC) deployed members and volunteers of its basic services teams to Juban, Sorsogon on Wednesday, June 8. From the Philippine Red Cross This is in line with the PRC's non-stop assistance to the victims of the Bulusan Volcano phreatic eruption on June 5. The PRC Welfare...
Bulusan Volcano in Sorsogon (PIXABAY / FILE PHOTO) Bulusan Volcano in Sorsogon continued to show signs of “low-level unrest” in the past 24 hours, with state volcanologists warning people to stay away from the four-kilometer permanent danger zone. In its 8 a.m. bulletin issued on Wednesday,...
The phreatic eruption of Bulusan Volcano in Sorsogon has affected 2,784 families composed of 13,920 individuals, the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (NDRRMC) reported Tuesday, June 7. NDRRMC spolesperson Mark Timbal (Courtesy of RTVM livestream) NDRRMC Spokesperson Mark...
Bulusan Volcano (PIXABAY / FILE PHOTO) Seven volcanic earthquakes in Bulusan Volcano in Sorsogon were recorded in the past 24 hours, the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) said in its bulletin on Tuesday, June 7. In its 8 a.m. bulletin, Phivolcs had also detected a...
President Duterte assured Sorsoganons, who were affected by the phreatic eruption of the Bulusan Volcano over the weekend, that the government will be present to help them. (Photo courtesy of Sorsogon Provincial Information Office) The President also asked residents near the volcano to “kindly...
As outgoing Vice President Leni Robredo’s team arrived in Sorsogon after the phreatic eruption of the Bulusan Volcano, they wasted no time in distributing bottled water and dust masks to affected residents there. (Photo from Vice President Leni Robredo via Facebook) In a Facebook post, the Vice...
Following Mt. Bulusan’s eruption, Health Secretary Francisco T. Duque III on Monday, June 6, ordered the distribution of prepositioned supplies and face masks to affected residents. Situation in Juban town after the phreatic eruption of Bulusan Volcano on Sunday, June 5 (Sorsogon Provincial...
The Diocese of Sorsogon is appealing for help for those affected by the Bulusan Volcano activity. Photo Diocese of Sorsogon FB Fr. George Fajardo, director of Caritas Sorsogon, said food and bottled water are among those needed in evacuation centers. “Beddings, masks, food pack, bottled water are...
Caritas Manila has asked the public to pray for those affected by the Bulusan volcano activity. Photo courtesy Caritas Manila "Let us pray for the safety of our brothers and sisters affected by the Bulusan volcano eruption," it said in a Facebook post Monday, June 6. It also posted a prayer which...
