Taal Volcano Observatory's Data Receiving Center (PHIVOLCS) The measurement of sulfur dioxide (SO2) gas emitted by Taal Volcano will be temporarily stopped starting Friday, Aug. 27, while the Taal Volcano Observatory (TVO) personnel are undergoing quarantine, said the Philippine Institute of...
(PHIVOLCS) The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) detected a magnitude 5.7 earthquake in Davao Occidental on Friday evening, Aug. 27. Phivolcs said the epicenter of the earthquake was traced at 19 kilometers (km) southwest of Sarangani town in Davao Occidental province at...
(PHIVOLCS) The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) recorded a 5.0-magnitude earthquake in Zamboanga Sibugay on Wednesday evening, Aug. 25. Phivolcs said the epicenter of the earthquake was traced at 9 kilometers (km) southeast of Olutanga, Zamboanga Sibugay at around 8:03...
(ALI VICOY / MANILA BULLETIN FILE PHOTO) Taal Volcano in Batangas is still emitting high levels of sulfur dioxide (SO2) causing hazardous volcanic smog or "vog" in the vicinity, the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) said on Tuesday, Aug. 24. Phivolcs said Taal's SO2...
(MANILA BULLETIN FILE PHOTO) Taal Volcano has emitted an average of 15,416 tons of sulfur dioxide (SO2) per day on Sunday, Aug. 22, the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) said on Monday, Aug. 23. Phivolcs said Taal Volcano has manifested a rising trend in volcanic SO2...
(SCREENGRAB FROM PHIVOLCS) The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) has observed a "vigorous" upwelling of hot volcanic fluids that generated a three-kilometer tall steam plume at the Taal Volcano on Saturday morning, Aug. 21. Phivolcs said a persistent degassing since...
TAAL VOLCANO (MANILA BULLETIN / FILE PHOTO) Taal Volcano's continuous release of volcanic smog or "vog" has caused hazy conditions over Taal Lake and its surrounding municipalities in Batangas in the past 24 hours, the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) said on Friday,...
High levels of sulfur dioxide emission was recorded at Taal Volcano in Batangas on Thursday, Aug. 19, the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) said. The main crater of the Taal Volcano is seen during an aerial survey done by government officials, more than a week after the...
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...
Science and Technology Undersecretary and Phivolcs OIC Dr. Renato Solidum Jr. (MANILA BULLETIN) The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) clarified on Sunday, Aug. 15, that the poor visibility observed in some areas in northern and central Luzon was not caused by volcanic...
TAAL VOLCANO (MANILA BULLETIN FILE PHOTO) Taal Volcano continues its emission of high levels of sulfur dioxide causing hazardous volcanic smog or "vog" within the area, based on the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology's (Phivolcs) bulletin on Sunday, Aug. 15. Phivolcs defines vog as...
(PHIVOLCS) There is no threat of a tsunami hitting the Philippines after a 7.0-magnitude earthquake in the Alaska Peninsula, said the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) on Saturday, Aug. 14. Phivolcs said the quake occurred at a depth of 32 kilometers around 7:57 p.m....
