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...
The first quarter of 2020 was undoubtedly a difficult chapter for many Filipinos. After the eruption of Taal Volcano on January 12, 2020, it was followed by a lockdown almost two months later caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. The quarantine protocols kept the public from leaving their homes,...
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...
(MANILA BULLETIN / FILE PHOTO) Steam plumes and volcanic smog or "vog" produced by the upwelling of hot volcanic fluids have been observed over Taal Volcano in the past 24 hours, the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) said on Friday, Aug. 13. Phivolcs said the activity at...
The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) recorded 141 volcanic earthquakes over Taal Volcano in Batangas in the past 24 hours. (ALI VICOY / FILE PHOTO / MANILA BULLETIN) Of the number, 121 are volcanic tremor events with durations of two to 30 minutes, 17 are low-frequency...
(SCREENGRAB FROM PHIVOLCS) Taal Volcano's main crater has resumed degassing of steam-rich plume after a pause of 16 days, the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) said on Wednesday, Aug. 11. "Activity at the main crater was dominated by upwelling of hot volcanic fluids in...
(SCIENTIFIC REPORTS / NATURE WEBSITE) Vegetated areas in the southeast section of the Taal Volcano Island were reduced to a desert dune field after the January 2020 eruption, a study conducted by the University of the Philippines (UP), Ateneo De Manila University (ADMU), and Agriculture...
Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Secretary Rolando Joselito Bautista took time to personally visit the families displaced by Taal Volcano’s unrest in Batangas to check on their condition. DSWD Secretary Rolando Bautista (middle), together with Field Office IV-A Regional...
TAAL VOLCANO (MANILA BULLETIN FILE PHOTO) The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) on Friday evening, July 23, lowered Taal Volcano's status to Alert Level 2 after it showed "a cessation of eruptive activity." Taal Volcano had a phreatomagmatic eruption on July 1 prompting...
TAAL VOLCANO (MANILA BULLETIN FILE PHOTO) The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) on Friday, July 23, said it detected a total of 95 earthquakes in Taal Volcano in the past 24 hours. Of the 95 earthquakes, 88 were volcanic tremor events having durations of one to 17...
The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) reported Thursday, July 22, that over 1,000 families affected by Taal Volcano’s unrest remained in evacuation centers. Residents in Laurel, Batangas take temporary shelter at Barangay Ticub Elementary School on July 1, 2021 after a...
A white steam-laden plume was seen billowing out from Taal Volcano on July 4, 2021. (ALI VICOY / FILE PHOTO / MANILA BULLETIN) Taal Volcano continues to emit "high" levels of sulfur dioxide (SO2) that generated steam-rich plumes rising 2.1 kilometers above the main crater of Taal Volcano in the...
