Mayon Volcano continues to show signs of increased unrest, with 85 rockfall events recorded in the past 24 hours, the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) said on Tuesday, January 6. Phivolcs said the latest incandescent rockfall from the summit lava dome occurred at 10:46...
The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) confirmed on Tuesday, January 6, a weak ash emission at Kanlaon Volcano after grayish plumes were observed rising from its summit crater early in the morning. In an advisory, Phivolcs said time-lapse footage from IP cameras at the...
The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) on Saturday, January 3, observed increased volcanic activity at Mayon Volcano, prompting authorities to maintain Alert Level 2 and caution the public against venturing into high-risk areas. From 12 a.m. on January 2 to 12 a.m. on...
LEGAZPI CITY – The Police Regional Office (PRO)-5 (Bicol) and the Albay Provincial Police are strictly enforcing a ban on human activity within the six-kilometer Permanent Danger Zone (PDZ) following Mayon Volcano’s elevated alert level. In a statement on Saturday, PRO-5 director Police Brig....
LEGAZPI CITY – The Department of Social Welfare and Development in Bicol (DSWD-5) has readied more than P138.4- million worth of response aid following the raising of Mayon Volcano’s alert level from one to two. Claudio Villareal, chief of the Disaster Response Management Division, said in an...
LEGAZPI CITY, Albay – The provincial government of Albay has placed the entire province on heightened alert after the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology raised the alert status of Mayon Volcano from one to two on New Year’s Day. Phivolcs raised the alert level at 6 a.m. due to...
Two phreatic eruptions, both lasting two minutes, transpired at Taal Volcano on early Thursday morning, Dec. 4, the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) said. The agency said the eruptions occurred at the Taal main crater at 12:58 a.m., and 1:04 a.m. “These events...
The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) on Sunday, Nov. 23, reported a brief phreatomagmatic eruption at the Main Crater of Taal Volcano, which produced a grayish plume that rose around 750 meters. Phivolcs said the activity occurred from 9:48 a.m. to 9:50 a.m., based on...
A minor ash emission was observed at Kanlaon Volcano on Friday morning, Nov. 21, with the activity lasting for about eight minutes before ceasing at 7:20 a.m., the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) reported. Phivolcs said the ash emission began at 7:12 a.m., producing...
Taal Volcano produced a brief phreatomagmatic burst on Wednesday morning, Nov. 12, sending grayish plumes above the Main Crater, the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) said. The three-minute event, from 6:51 a.m. to 6:54 a.m., generated plumes that rose up to 2,800 meters...
The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) said it has maintained Alert Level 1 (low-level unrest) over Taal Volcano even after a series of short-lived eruptions were recorded over the weekend. Four minor eruptions, which include three phreatomagmatic bursts and one phreatic...
Taal Volcano in Batangas had a series of minor eruptions on Sunday, Oct. 26, with one phreatic and two phreatomagmatic explosions recorded at its Main Crater, the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) said. Phivolcs said the phreatic eruption occurred at 2:55 a.m., followed...
