Only six volcanic tremors that lasted 12 minutes were recorded at Taal Volcano in the past 24 hours, the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) said on Wednesday, July 14. However, high levels of volcanic sulfur dioxide (SO2) emissions that generated 1.5-kilometer-high...
Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) Secretary Eduardo Año said on Monday night, July 12, that all uniformed personnel specifically the personnel from the the Philippine National Police (PNP), Bureau of Jail Management and Penology (BJMP), Bureau of Fire Protection (BFP) and...
TAAL VOLCANO (MANILA BULLETIN / FILE PHOTO) A total of 171 quakes and 1.5-kilometer-high plumes have been observed at Taal Volcano in the last 24 hours, said the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) on Tuesday, July 13. Of the total quakes, Phivolcs said Taal had 13...
“Andito kami para sa’yo,” is the message of ABS-CBN Foundation together with its donors and volunteers as it responded to assist Filipinos who are once again affected by Taal Volcano’s unrest. To make affected Kapamilyas feel that they are not alone, the Foundation went to...
A white steam-laden plume was seen billowing out of Taal Volcano on July 4, 2021. (ALI VICOY / FILE PHOTO / MANILA BULLETIN) The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) on Monday, July 12, said it has detected a total of 185 earthquakes in Taal Volcano during the past 24...
(MANILA BULLETIN / FILE PHOTO) A total of 74 earthquakes and 6,488 tonnes of sulfur dioxide emission were observed at Taal Volcano in the past 24 hours, the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) said on Sunday, July 11. Of the 74 earthquakes, Phivolcs said 13 were...
The Philippine Red Cross (PRC) continues to provide assistance to families affected by the ongoing Taal Volcano unrest. (Photo from Philippine Red Cross Facebook page) In a Facebook post on Saturday, July 10, the PRC said it has already provided aid to 120,530 families or a total of 446,233...
(MARK BALMORES / MANILA BULLETIN / FILE PHOTO) The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) continues to detect earthquakes associated with the magmatic degassing of Taal Volcano in the past 24 hours. In its volcano bulletin on Saturday, July 10, Phivolcs observed eight...
A white steam-laden plume was seen billowing out of Taal Volcano on July 4, 2021. (ALI VICOY / FILE PHOTO / MANILA BULLETIN) A series of phreatomagmatic bursts once again occurred at Taal Volcano in the past 24 hours, the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) said on Friday,...
Students are urging the Polytechnic University of the Philippines (PUP) to suspend classes on campuses near Taal Volcano due to the ongoing activity of the volcano. (ALI VICOY / MANILA BULLETIN) In a letter sent by the PUP Office of the Student Regent to PUP President Manuel M. Muhi on July 7, the...
The Taal Volcano in Batangas produced another phreatomagmatic burst on Thursday, July 8, which generated a “grayish” plume that reached 200-meters high, state volcanologists said. Taal Volcano produces a phreatomagmatic burst at 6:47 a.m., July 8, which generated a ‘grayish’ 200-meter...
The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) “is preparing now” to activate Task Group Taal to ensure that all-out assistance will be given to the areas in the Calabarzon (Cavite, Laguna, Batangas, Rizal, Quezon) region badly affected by Taal Volcano’s unrest. White smoke was seen...
