The evacuation of residents in Batangas and nearby provinces were on-going amid the continuous volcanic activity of Taal. In a meeting with President Duterte late Tuesday night, July 6, Defense Secretary Delfin Lorenzana, who also chairs the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council...
The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) has reported that the Taal Volcano’s unrest has displaced more than 1,600 families. Residents of Barangays Agoncillo, Boso-boso in Laurel, Batangas are forced to flee their homes on July 4, 2021, as Taal Volcano remains under Alert Level 3...
White steam plume over Taal Volcano as seen from Agoncillo, Batangas on Monday, morning, July 5, 2021. Taal Volcano remains on Alert Level 3 (magmatic unrest) following a phreatomagmatic eruption last July 1, 2021. (ALI VICOY / MANILA BULLETIN FILE PHOTO) Taal Volcano's phreatomagmatic burst at...
Phreatomagmatic eruption of Taal Volcano that took place at 3:16 p.m. on July 1, 2021. (Photo from Phivolcs) July 7 Almost a week after its phreatomagmatic eruption, Taal Volcano had a series of phreatomagmatic bursts that occurred at 8:47 a.m., 9:15 a.m., 9:26 a.m., and 11:56 a.m. Taal Volcano...
White steam plume over Taal Volcano as seen from Agoncillo, Batangas on Monday, morning, July 5, 2021. Taal Volcano remains on Alert Level 3 (magmatic unrest) following a phreatomagmatic eruption last July 1, 2021. (ALI VICOY / MANILA BULLETIN FILE PHOTO) Taal Volcano had a series of "weak"...
The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) distributed relief packs and family kits to over 200 evacuees from three barangays in Laurel, Batangas amid continuous magmatic unrest of Taal Volcano. The PCG, in cooperation with the Philippine Army, Philippine National Police (PNP), and Bureau of Fire Protection...
The Provincial Government of Batangas has taken advantage of the ‘mass gathering’ in evacuation centers of residents affected by the Taal Volcano rumblings to conduct vaccination against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19). Based on the latest data, at least 40 evacuees from Agoncillo town were...
White steam plume over Taal Volcano as seen from Agoncillo, Batangas on Monday, morning, July 5, 2021. Taal Volcano remains on Alert Level 3 (magmatic unrest) following a phreatomagmatic eruption last July 1, 2021. (ALI VICOY / MANILA BULLETIN) Another short-lived phreatomagmatic eruption has...
UNICEF (via Twitter) The United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) has expressed concern for children affected by Taal's volcanic activity as they may face various health risks. Children living in the danger zones and in evacuation centers are at risk of respiratory problems as well as water-borne...
Department of Agriculture (DA) Secretary William Dar assured fisherfolk and farmers in Calabarzon that help will be available to them in the event that Taal Volcano erupts again. Residents of Laurel, Batangas take temporary shelter at Barangay Ticub Elementary School on July 1, 2021. This, after a...
Senator Sherwin Gatchalian on Tuesday, July 6 urged the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) and local government units (LGUs) to ensure timely provision of basic necessities and other services to evacuees who are affected by the Taal Volcano’s recent episodes of unrest. Gatchalian...
More than 100 metric tons of tilapia and milkfish or "bangus" were lost to fish kill that hit Taal Lake in Batangas, the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) bared Tuesday, July 6. Fish pens in Agoncillo, Batangas photograped on July 3, 2021 amid Taal Volcano's continued unrest. (Mark...
