Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Secretary Rex Gatchalian flew to Negros Oriental on Tuesday morning, June 4, to oversee disaster response operations for families affected by Kanlaon Volcano’s eruption on Monday evening, June 3. He met with officials from the DSWD's field...
BACOLOD CITY – The city government of Canlaon in Negros Oriental has ordered the closure of non-essential business establishments and tourism sites after the eruption on Monday, June 3, of Kanlaon Volcano which showed signs of increased activity, posing a potential threat to public safety...
Kanlaon Volcano spews thick plume as seen in this photo taken from Barangay Pula, Canlaon City in Negros Occidental on Monday night, June 3, 2024. (Photo courtesy of Ethan Asentista-Khoo) The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) has detected an increase in seismic activity...
BACOLOD CITY – More than 100 individuals living in areas near Kanlaon Volcano in Canlaon City, Negros Oriental were evacuated on Monday night, June 3, following a phreatic eruption at around 6:51 p.m. READ: https://mb.com.ph/2024/6/3/kanlaon-volcano-erupts-alert-level-2-raised RESIDENTS...
The Philippine Red Cross (PRC) on Monday, June 3, said its Negros Occidental-Bacolod City Chapter is on “alert” for a potential escalation of Mount Kanlaon's eruption. (Philippine Red Cross / Manila Bulletin) “We are always ready and prepared to help,” said PRC Chairman and Chief...
The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) on Monday, June 3, reported an ongoing eruption at Kanlaon Volcano, which started before 7 p.m. and produced a five-kilometer-high plume above the summit crater. ERUPTION – Kanlaon Volcano spews thick plume as seen in this photo...
The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) on Sunday, May 26, recorded increased seismic activity in Kanlaon Volcano. Photo credit to MB Visual Content Group In a 5 p.m. bulletin, Phivolcs reported that between 1:35 p.m. and 4:30 p.m., 24 volcano-tectonic (VT) earthquakes...
The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) said four “minor” but “successive” phreatic or steam-driven eruptions occurred at Taal Volcano on Thursday, May 16. (MB Visual Content Group) In its 7 p.m. advisory, Phivolcs explained that the activity is likely driven by...
The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) reported on Thursday, May 16, that it had monitored two "phreatic eruptions" or steam-driven eruptions, at Taal Volcano. Photo credit to MB Visual Content Group In its 24-hour observation from May 15 to 16, the institute said the...
IP camera footage of the phreatic eruption from the Taal Main Crater was captured by the Buco (VTBC) observation station in Talisay, Batangas on May 8, 2024. The plume reached 2,000 meters above the Taal Volcano Island. The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) recorded...
A weak phreatic or steam-driven eruption occurred at the Taal Volcano’s main crater between 8:27 a.m. and 8:31 a.m. on Wednesday, May 8, the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) said in an advisory. Phivolcs said the eruption produced white and steam-filled plumes that...
The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) said it recorded a phreatic eruption in Taal Volcano on Tuesday, April 30. Photo from Pixabay Phivolcs said the phreatic eruption, which occurred at 3:20 a.m., lasted for three minutes. It also said five volcanic...
