Fifty families composed of 180 individuals from Brgy. Puting Sapa in Juban, Sorsogon were evacuated due to the heavy ashfall and pungent odor brought by the phreatic eruption of Mt. Bulusan, the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (NDRRMC) reported Monday, June 6. Personnel of...
The Philippine Red Cross (PRC) released a set of guidelines on Monday, June 6 on what to do during a volcanic eruption. (Philippine Red Cross Facebook) This was after the reported phreatic eruption at Bulusan Volcano in Sorsogon on Sunday morning, June 5. Here are the best safety measures everyone...
A member of the Department of Health-Technical Advisory Group (DOH-TAG) has advised Sorsogon residents affected by the eruption of Mt. Busulusan to wear quality face masks to protect themselves from pyroclastic materials. (Screenshot taken from Laging Handa’s Facebook Live) On June 5, thick smoke...
Bulusan Volcano in Sorsogon (PNA file photo by Nonie Enolva) The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) said 29 earthquakes were detected in Bulusan Volcano in the past 24 hours, following a phreatic eruption on Sunday, June 5. In its 5 a.m. bulletin on Monday, June 6,...
Fine ashfall can cause irritation and breathing problems, especially among the vulnerable population, the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) warned on Sunday evening, June 5. Situation in Juban town after the phreatic eruption of Bulusan Volcano on Sunday, June 5...
The Philippine Red Cross (PRC) Sorsogon, Albay, and Catanduanes Chapters sent one ambulance, food truck, and water tanker to the Bulusan Volcano phreatic eruption victims in Sorsogon on Sunday, June 5. Photo from the Philippine Red Cross (PRC) Hot meals were also served to affected individuals. The...
The Philippine Red Cross (PRC) Sorsogon Chapter conducted a rapid assessment of affected areas of the Bulusan Volcano phreatic eruption in Sorsogon on Sunday, June 5. (Photo from Philippine Red Cross) Meanwhile, the PRC Albay-Legazpi City Chapter already sent the PRC Meals on Wheels to assist the...
A phreatic explosion occured at Mt. Bulusan in Sorsogon province on June 5, 2022, prompting local government units to conduct assessment and information gathering for possible evacuation of residents. (Photo via Connie CalipayPNA) The Department of Health (DOH) advised the public, particularly...
Malacañang ensured that all concerned agencies were on standby as it called for vigilance amid the phreatic eruption of the Bulusan Volcano in Sorsogon Sunday morning, June 5. Photo from Sorsogon Provincial Information Office (Facebook) Communications Secretary Martin Andanar said this after the...
Outgoing Vice President Leni Robredo will send a relief team to Bulusan, Sorsogon, in her home region of Bicol amid the phreatic eruption of the Bulusan Volcano on Sunday, June 5. Phreatic eruption at Bulusan Volcano on Sunday, June 5.(Photo by Connie Calipay/Arvie Gernandizo) “We are currently...
The phreatic eruption that occurred in Bulusan Volcano may trigger succeeding explosions, an official of the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) warned. Mt. Bulusan in Sorsogon (PNA file photo by Nonie Enolva) Bulusan, an active volcano located in the province of Sorsogon,...
Residents in Sorsogon province were told to prepare for possible evacuation by the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (NDRRMC) as a phreatic eruption occurred at Mt. Bulusan on Sunday morning, June 5. A phreatic explosion occured at Mt. Bulusan in Sorsogon province on June 5,...
