OCD Administrator Undersecretary Ariel Nepomuceno (Courtesy of OCD) More than three months after Mayon Volcano’s unrest began, the national government continues to provide relief assistance to displaced residents in Bicol Region (Region 5) which now amounted to P437 million, the Office of Civil...
The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) on Sunday, Sept. 17, detected an increase in volcanic tremor events in Mayon Volcano, Albay. Mayon Volcano (Ellson Quismorio/ MANILA BULLETIN) In its latest bulletin, Phivolcs reported that the Mayon Volcano exhibited 12...
Taal Volcano is covered by volcanic smog, as seen from Talisay, Batangas on June 7, 2023 (Juan Carlo de Vela / Manila Bulletin) The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) on Friday, Sept. 15 issued a warning to residents near Taal Volcano that a volcanic smog, or "vog," had...
The Department of Health-Center of Health Development (DOH-Chd) in CALABARZON (Cavite, Laguna, Batangas, Rizal, and Quezon) has issued a cautionary advisory to residents near Taal Volcano, emphasizing the “potential health risks” associated with Volcanic Smog (Vog) on respiratory systems. Photo...
BATANGAS CITY – The Provincial Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Office (PDRRMO) on Saturday advised the public to avoid unnecessary outdoor activities and wear N95 respirator masks amid the renewed emission of volcanic smog (vog) by Taal Volcano. Dr. Amor Calayan, PDRRMO head,...
LEGAZPI CITY (PNA) – The mayor of Santo Domingo town in Albay province has ordered the 1,588 families, or 5,419 individuals, who have been staying in various evacuation centers in the town for the past three months due to the effusive eruption of Mayon Volcano to return home. In an interview on...
Kanlaon Volcano in Negros (MANILA BULLETIN / FILE PHOTO) The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) on Wednesday, Sept. 6 advised the public and the concerned local government units of Negros Island to be on alert for a possible phreatic eruption after detecting an increase...
Families in Bicol region who have been affected by the ongoing unrest of Mayon Volcano continue to receive relief aid from the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD). (DSWD / MANILA BULLETIN) DSWD Assistant Secretary for Strategic Communications Romel Lopez, in a...
Japan has donated 300 metric tons of rice to families affected by Mayon Volcano's unrest. (Photo courtesy of Japan Embassy in the Philippines) Minister for Economic Affairs Nihei Daisuke, of the Japan Embassy in Manila, led the turnover of rice donation for the province of Albay on Aug. 17. The...
Mayon Volcano ejects massive pyroclastic density currents (PDC) toward the Basud Gully in Sto. Domingo town in Albay province around 5:30 p.m. on July 10, 2023. (Niño Luces/Manila Bulletin) The detection of tremor events accompanied by rumbling sounds during the previous 24-hour monitoring of the...
LEGAZPI CITY, Albay – The local government of Guinobatan in Albay province has postponed the month-long celebration of the Arandurugan Festival as Mayon Volcano remains restive for the second straight month. Mayor Chino Garcia told the Manila Bulletin that instead of celebrating, the local...
The “slow” lava effusion from Mayon Volcano continues, two months after its alert status was raised due “heightened magmatic unrest,” the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) said on Sunday, Aug. 6. Mayon Volcano’s status was upgraded twice in June, first to level...
