Thick smoke billows from Taal Volcano Saturday morning, March 26, 2022, as seen from San Nicolas, Batangas. (JALEEN RAMOS / MANILA BULLETIN) The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) on Saturday, March 26, raised the alert status over Taal Volcano to level 3, following a...
Taal Volcano (MANILA BULLETIN / PNA / FILE PHOTO) A “small” phreatomagmatic burst has been recorded in Taal Volcano early Friday, March 25, said the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs). Based on Phivolcs’ seismic records and visual cameras, the burst occurred at 2:26...
(Phivolcs) The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) observed light volcanic smog or vog over Taal Volcano and its vicinity as sulfur dioxide (SO2) emissions remained high. In a bulletin at 8 a.m., Wednesday, March 16, Phivolcs said that Taal Volcano’s SO2 emission...
Taal Volcano had 25 volcanic earthquakes having durations of two to 90 minutes in the past 24-hour period, the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) said on Sunday, March 13. This is relatively lower than the 49 Taal volcanic quakes recorded by Phivolcs on Saturday, March...
Taal Volcano (FILE PHOTO / PNA / MANILA BULLETIN) The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) has monitored a "more active" degassing activity from the Taal Volcano's main crater, according to its latest monitoring on Friday, March 11. "Degassing from the Taal Main Crater has...
JAKARTA, Indonesia – Indonesia's Mount Merapi unleashed a torrent of hot clouds, turning the sky a fiery red, as molten lava flowed down its slopes on Thursday with the eruption forcing over 250 people to flee their homes, authorities said. Lava flows down from the crater of Indonesia's most...
After two years of undergoing massive rehabilitation, the province of Sorsogon formally reopened its tourism sites to local and foreign visitors with the reopening and inauguration of the Buluzan Eco-Tourism Center and Facilities in the Bulusan Volcano Natural Park. Sorsogon Governor Francis...
Survivors of Taal eruption in 2020 from the municipalities of Agoncillo, Laurel, and San Nicolas are set to operate a community hollow blocks production enterprise supported by the Department of Science and Technology (DOST) Cavite, Laguna, Batangas, Rizal, and Quezon (Calabarzon) this month. (DOST...
A phreatomagmatic burst occurred in Taal’s Main Crater around 4:16 p.m. on Thursday, Feb. 10, said the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs). (Manila Bulletin File Photo) In its bulletin issued as of 8:00 p.m., Phivolcs disclosed that the phreatomagmatic burst produced a...
(PHIVOLCS) The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) monitored "localized" earthquake activity in Kanlaon Volcano in Negros Island since Tuesday evening, Feb. 8. In an advisory, Phivolcs said 11 "very shallow" earthquakes between magnitudes 0.9 and 2.1 were recorded by the...
Former Vice President and senatorial aspirant Jejomar Binay said there are still residents affected by Taal Volcano’s eruption in 2020 who still need of assistance for them to fully recover from the disaster. “Nakakalungkot malaman na dalawang taon na ang nakalipas mula nang pumutok ang Taal...
While 90 percent of power is back on Tonga's main island, repairing the undersea cable linking the island nation to the outside world is taking longer than expected, a UN spokesman said on Monday. On the main island of Tongatapu, 90 percent of power has been restored and efforts continue to clean...
