Mayon Volcano (Ellson Quismorio/ MANILA BULLETIN) Albay 2nd district Rep. Joey Salceda has boldy claimed that Philippine tourism is "incomplete" without the province's iconic Mayon Volcano. Salceda--apparently still smarting from Mayon’s exclusion from the Department of Tourism's (DOT) new...
Department of Social Work and Development (DSWD) Secretary Rex Gatchalian on Friday, June 30 ordered the Disaster Response Management Group (DRMG) to increase the supply of family food packs (FFPs) in DSWD warehouses in Bicol for distribution to the Mayon-affected families in the region. “We have...
The “very slow” lava flow and sporadic lava dome collapse in Mayon Volcano have continued to result in rockfall occurrences and pyroclastic density currents (PDCs) in the past 24 hours, the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) said in its bulletin on Friday, June 30....
Two phreatic bursts occurred in Taal Volcano between Thursday, June 29, and Friday, June 30, said the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs). It defines a phreatic burst as a steam-driven explosion that occurs when water beneath the ground or on the surface is directly heated...
Aboitiz Power Corp. (AboitizPower), through its social development arm, Aboitiz Foundation Inc. (Aboitiz Foundation), responded to calls by the provincial government of Albay to support families affected by the Mayon Volcano unrest. AGO Medical and Educational Center (AMEC) representative Nilo...
Taal Volcano had a phreatic or steam-driven burst around 12:54 p.m. on Thursday, June 29, said the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs). Phivolcs said the phreatic burst, which lasted two minutes and 52 seconds, generated a 250-meter-high white plume before drifting...
Lava continues to cascade down the slopes of the erupting Mayon Volcano, based on the latest monitoring of the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs). Phivolcs said the “very slow” lava effusion from the crater of Mayon Volcano has persisted between Wednesday, June 28,...
Cebu 5th district Rep. Vincent Franco "Duke" Frasco (left), and Albay 2nd district Rep. Joey Salceda (Facebook) The Department of Tourism's (DOT) new-fangled "Love the Philippines" campaign is not just about one promotional video. House Deputy Speaker Cebu 5th district Rep. Vincent Franco "Duke"...
Albay 2nd district Rep. Joey Salceda (Facebook) Mayon Volcano in Albay has been very prominent in the headlines during the past few weeks because of its restive state. Congressman Joey Salceda of the province's second district just wished that Mayon was as prominent in the Department of Tourism's...
The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) recorded 372 rockfall occurrences in Mayon Volcano between 5 a.m., Tuesday, June 27, and 5 a.m. Wednesday, June 28. The “very slow” effusion of lava from Mayon Volcano occasionally causes the lava front to collapse, resulting in...
LEGAZPI CITY, Albay – Hundreds of Mayon Volcano evacuees in Malilipot, this province, have received free medical services from the Tarabangan Caravan of the Ako Bicol party-list. A MAYON evacuee at San Jose Elementary School in Malilipot, Albay receives free medicines and vitamins from Ako Bicol...
The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) said Mayon Volcano had recorded 5,000 rockfall events and 120 pyroclastic density currents (PDCs) in less than a month. “As of 11 p.m., June 26, the Mayon Volcano Network had detected 5,219 rockfall events and 128 pyroclastic...
