TAAL VOLCANO (PHIVOLCS) Taal Volcano registered a total of 23,576 tons of sulfur dioxide (SO2) emissions on Friday morning, Oct. 15, which is the second-highest after its peak emission of 25,456 tons on Oct. 5, the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) said. Phivolcs noted...
Taal Volcano (PNA FILE PHOTO) The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) continued to detect earthquakes and high sulfur emissions at Taal Volcano in Batangas in the past 24 hours. In its volcano bulletin on Friday, Oct. 15, Phivolcs reported 38 volcanic earthquakes,...
Looks like President Duterte was really smitten by this "Bicol beauty". Bicol International Airport (Photo from PNA) It's been four days since he inaugurated the Bicol International Airport (BIA) in Daraga, Albay, and yet it's still on his mind and he continues to speak fondly of it. "Mayroon lang...
It took a president from Mindanao to help finish the crown jewel of transportation in Bicol. President Rodrigo Duterte (center) gets a quick tour of the Bicol International Airport during the facility's inauguration on Oct. 7, 2021 (Screenshot from Facebook live) President Duterte led the...
(MANILA BULLETIN FILE PHOTO) The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) said Taal Volcano's sulfur dioxide (SO2) emission averaged 25,456 tons on Tuesday, Oct. 5--the highest ever recorded in Taal. "SO2 emission has averaged 8,854 tonnes/day since 27 September 2021, from...
The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) has won its case filed against six miners in the Taal Volcano after a municipal court in Batangas found them guilty of illegal quarrying and extraction. Environment Secretary Roy Cimatu on Monday welcomed the two-page decision penned by 5th...
Taal Volcano (MANILA BULLETIN FILE PHOTO) Taal Volcano in Batangas is still emitting a significant level of sulfur dioxide (SO2) causing hazardous volcanic smog or "vog" in the vicinity, the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) said on Saturday, Oct. 2. Vog consists of fine...
Eruptions such as the one seen here in a photo provided by the USGS in September 2021, have regularly occurred at Kilauea Volcano since the 1950s (AFP) LOS ANGELES, United States -- Hawaii's Kilauea volcano, one of the world's most active, has erupted but its lava so far is limited to its central...
Taal Volcano (MANILA BULLETIN FILE PHOTO) Steam plumes up to 3,000 meters high have been observed at Taal Volcano's main crater in the past 24 hours, the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) on Wednesday, Sept. 29. "Activity at the main crater was dominated by upwelling of...
GUATEMALA CITY, Guatemala -- Guatemala's Fuego volcano spewed lava and ash Thursday in a series of explosions that have not yet forced any evacuations, authorities said. Guatemala's Fuego volcano erupted on February 14, 2021 (AFP) The eruption produced a long river of lava flowing down to the base...
TOKYO, Japan – Japan issued an alert on Friday after a volcano in the southwest of the country erupted, jettisoning large rocks hundreds of meters away from the crater, Kyodo news agency reported. Mount Otake in Kagoshima prefecture There were no immediate reports of injuries after the...
(Taal Volcano emits steam-rich plumes reaching 2,500 meters generated by the active upwelling at its main crater on the evening of Aug. 31, 2021. Footage viewed from the Mt. Macolod and Taal Volcano Observatory (thermal) IP camera stations. (SCREENGRAB FROM PHIVOLCS) Steam-rich plumes up to three...
