More than 4,000 hectares (ha) of agricultural products could get affected by the continuous restiveness of Taal Volcano, the Department of Agriculture (DA) said. White smoke is seen billowing out of Taal Volcano in this photo taken last July 4, 2021. (Ali Vicoy/ MANILA BULLETIN) "Based from the...
As Taal Volcano was raised to Alert Level 3 on Thursday, July 1, the Philippine Animal Welfare Society (PAWS) reminded the public of the need to take care of animals as it cited the incident of last year's eruption when countless animals had to endure intense suffering that includes painful and...
The Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT) deployed free Internet access, through its Free Wi-Fi for All program, to evacuees in Nasugbu, Batangas affected by the Taal Volcano unrest. Photo from Department of Information and Communications Technology - Luzon Cluster 2...
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) The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology...
Due to the resurgence of “anomalously high sulfur dioxide (SO2) emission” from Taal Volcano, Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) has imposed Alert Level 3 to warn against the dangers posed by a “high level of volcanic unrest.” Just a notch lower than Alert Level...
MEDIUM RARE Jullie Y. Daza Midnight when we arrived in Tagaytay to experience what we supposed would be the best and worst of Taal Volcano in action. With my biggest burliest buddies Leon and Joselito and their American friend Piggy (more a teddy bear, really), I bundled up my year-old baby and...
After Taal Volcano was placed under Alert Level 3, over 5,000 residents in Batangas have left their homes and sought shelter in evacuation centers. (ALI VICOY / MANILA BULLETIN) The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) raised Taal Volcano's alert level following three...
The Office of the Vice President (OVP) and its private partners donated relief packs and other essential goods to residents who had to flee their homes due to the continued unrest of Taal Volcano. The Office of the Vice President and its partners provide relief packs to Taal evacuees in Balete,...
There shouldn't be any price increase as far as tilapia sourced from Taal Lake is concerned even with the Taal Volcano's continued unrest, a regional director from the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) clarified on Monday, July 5. NORMAL SIGHT--Owners and caretakers attend to their...
President Duterte’s latest joke that he will put a cap on spewing Taal volcano was simply an attempt to “lighten the mood” of the people in the aftermath of a natural calamity, his spokesperson said on Monday, July 5. President Rodrigo Duterte (Malacañang photo) In his virtual media...
The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) maintained Monday, July 5, that it has enough funds to respond to the needs of Taal Volcano evacuees and continue its disaster relief efforts. DSWD Secretary Rolando Bautista checks on the situation of Taal Volcano evacuees in Laurel and...
More than 5,000 residents in Batangas have left their homes and sought shelter in evacuation centers as Taal Volcano continued to exhibit earthquakes and sulfur dioxide emissions which were related to its magmatic unrest, the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (NDRRMC) reported...