Following a phreatic eruption on Sunday, June 5, the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) raised Bulusan Volcano’s alert level status from 0 to 1. Phreatic eruption at Bulusan Volcano on Sunday, June 5 (Connie Calipay /Arvie Gernandizo) Phivolcs, in an advisory issued as...
The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs), on Sunday, June 5, notified the public that there is an ongoing phreatic eruption at Bulusan Volcano. Ongoing phreatic eruption at Bulusan Volcano (Image courtesy of PNA) The phreatic eruption, according to Phivolcs, lasted for...
After two years of undergoing massive rehabilitation, the province of Sorsogon formally reopened its tourism sites to local and foreign visitors with the reopening and inauguration of the Buluzan Eco-Tourism Center and Facilities in the Bulusan Volcano Natural Park. Sorsogon Governor Francis...
BULUSAN VOLCANO (PIXABAY) The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) on Wednesday, Aug. 18, lowered the alert status of Bulusan Volcano in Sorsogon from Level 1 or low-level unrest to Level 0 or normal. "This means that observational parameters have returned to baseline...
NIGHT OWL Anna Mae Yu Lamentillo The first time I joined the President’s delegation — we were in Bicol region. Typhoon Nina, internationally known as Nock-ten, entered the Philippine Area of Responsibility (PAR) on December 23, 2016. It intensified into a typhoon on December 24 and made...
MT. BULUSAN (PIXABAY) The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) has detected 105 earthquakes in Mt. Bulusan in Sorsogon within the 24-hour monitoring period from Saturday, June 12, to Sunday, June 13. Phivolcs also observed a weak emission of white steam-laden plumes from...
Mt. Bulusan in Sorsogon continues to show a "low-level volcanic unrest" since its alert status was raised to Level 1 on May 11. The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) on Saturday, May 29, said Mt. Bulusan had 89 earthquakes during the past 24 hours. MT. BULUSAN (PIXABAY)...
Bulusan Volcano and Mt. Pinatubo have logged 35 and 33 volcanic earthquakes, respectively, in the last 24 hours, the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) said on Friday, May 28. BULUSAN VOLCANO (PIXABAY / FILE PHOTO / MANILA BULLETIN) Phivolcs said Bulusan Volcano in...
The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) has detected six volcanic earthquakes in the vicinity of Bulusan Volcano in the past 24-hour observation period. Bulusan Volcano (PIXABAY / FILE PHOTO) Phivolcs said that ground deformation data recorded sustained inflation of the...
Mt. Bulusan's monitoring network in Sorsogon detected 166 volcanic earthquakes in the past 24 hours, the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) said on Wednesday, May 12. BULUSAN VOLCANO (PIXABAY / FILE PHOTO) Phivolcs said that ground deformation data from real-time...
The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) on Tuesday evening, May 11, raised the status of Mt. Bulusan to Alert Level 1 as the active volcano in Sorsogon manifested a "low-level unrest." BULUSAN VOLCANO (PIXABAY / FILE PHOTO / MANILA BULLETIN) Phivolcs said Bulusan Volcano's...
The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) detected an "increased activity" at Bulusan Volcano in Sorsogon due to "shallow hydrothermal processes" in the past few days. (PIXABAY / FILE PHOTO / MANILA BULLETIN) In a volcano advisory issued on Monday evening, May 10, Phivolcs...
