(MANILA BULLETIN FILE PHOTO) The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) said Taal Volcano's sulfur dioxide (SO2) emission averaged 25,456 tons on Tuesday, Oct. 5--the highest ever recorded in Taal. "SO2 emission has averaged 8,854 tonnes/day since 27 September 2021, from...
The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) has won its case filed against six miners in the Taal Volcano after a municipal court in Batangas found them guilty of illegal quarrying and extraction. Environment Secretary Roy Cimatu on Monday welcomed the two-page decision penned by 5th...
Taal Volcano (MANILA BULLETIN FILE PHOTO) Taal Volcano in Batangas is still emitting a significant level of sulfur dioxide (SO2) causing hazardous volcanic smog or "vog" in the vicinity, the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) said on Saturday, Oct. 2. Vog consists of fine...
Taal Volcano (MANILA BULLETIN FILE PHOTO) Steam plumes up to 3,000 meters high have been observed at Taal Volcano's main crater in the past 24 hours, the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) on Wednesday, Sept. 29. "Activity at the main crater was dominated by upwelling of...
(Taal Volcano emits steam-rich plumes reaching 2,500 meters generated by the active upwelling at its main crater on the evening of Aug. 31, 2021. Footage viewed from the Mt. Macolod and Taal Volcano Observatory (thermal) IP camera stations. (SCREENGRAB FROM PHIVOLCS) Steam-rich plumes up to three...
Taal Volcano (MANILA BULLETIN FILE PHOTO) The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) continues to detect "increased unrest" at Taal Volcano, based on the 24-hour monitoring of the active volcano in Batangas. In the past 24 hours, Phivolcs on Tuesday, Aug. 31, said Taal...
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...
(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...
