A phreatic explosion occured at Mt. Bulusan in Sorsogon province on June 5, 2022, prompting local government units to conduct assessment and information gathering for possible evacuation of residents. (Photo via Connie CalipayPNA) The Department of Health (DOH) advised the public, particularly...
Malacañang ensured that all concerned agencies were on standby as it called for vigilance amid the phreatic eruption of the Bulusan Volcano in Sorsogon Sunday morning, June 5. Photo from Sorsogon Provincial Information Office (Facebook) Communications Secretary Martin Andanar said this after the...
Outgoing Vice President Leni Robredo will send a relief team to Bulusan, Sorsogon, in her home region of Bicol amid the phreatic eruption of the Bulusan Volcano on Sunday, June 5. Phreatic eruption at Bulusan Volcano on Sunday, June 5.(Photo by Connie Calipay/Arvie Gernandizo) “We are currently...
The phreatic eruption that occurred in Bulusan Volcano may trigger succeeding explosions, an official of the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) warned. Mt. Bulusan in Sorsogon (PNA file photo by Nonie Enolva) Bulusan, an active volcano located in the province of Sorsogon,...
Following a phreatic eruption on Sunday, June 5, the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) raised Bulusan Volcano’s alert level status from 0 to 1. Phreatic eruption at Bulusan Volcano on Sunday, June 5 (Connie Calipay /Arvie Gernandizo) Phivolcs, in an advisory issued as...
The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs), on Sunday, June 5, notified the public that there is an ongoing phreatic eruption at Bulusan Volcano. Ongoing phreatic eruption at Bulusan Volcano (Image courtesy of PNA) The phreatic eruption, according to Phivolcs, lasted for...
Shopee Taal Aid The continued unrest of the Taal Volcano forced over 1,000 Filipino families to evacuate to nearby communities in Batangas last March. With Alert Level 3 still in place, these families continue to spend their days in evacuation centers across the region. As part of its commitment to...
(MANILA BULLETIN / PNA / FILE PHOTO) The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) lowered the status of Taal Volcano from Alert Level 3 to Alert Level 2 on Saturday morning, April 9, two weeks after the occurrence of a phreatomagmatic eruption in the main crater. “Following...
(DSWD) The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) has so far provided over P1.7 million worth of assistance to families affected by the Taal Volcano’s unrest. DSWD Secretary Rolando Joselito D. Bautista said they have delivered 703 family food packs, 1,406 ready-to-eat food packs,...
The Department of Education (DepEd) said that classes in 22 schools located in Agoncillo and Laurel in Batangas remain suspended amid Taal Volcano’s unrest. (Photo from DepEd) Based on the data from DepEd Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Service (DRRMS), a total of eight (8) schools located...
As Taal Volcano remains under Alert Level 3, President Duterte inspected on Monday the Mataasnakahoy Evacuation Center, one of three evacuation centers strategically located in three municipalities within Batangas outside the danger zone of the active volcano. President Rodrigo Duterte (RTVM...
(MANILA BULLETIN / PNA / FILE PHOTO) The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) said 17 volcanic earthquakes were detected in Taal Volcano in the past 24 hours. In its 8 a.m. bulletin on Sunday, April 3, Phivolcs said that of the 17 volcanic earthquakes that were recorded,...