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...
Following the recent volcanic activity of the Taal Volcano, the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) said that no destructive eruption is expected in Taal yet. (Manila Bulletin File Photo) “So far, hindi tayo nage-expect ng mas delikadong pagsabog sa kasalukuyan kasi...
(MANILA BULLETIN / FILE PHOTO) Eight "very weak" phreatomagmatic bursts have been recorded in Taal Volcano on Saturday, Jan. 29, said the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs). In its advisory late Saturday night, Phivolcs said short phreatomagmatic bursts, which lasted only...
Kanlaon Volcano (MANILA BULLETIN FILE PHOTO) The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) on Friday, Jan. 21, observed an increase in volcanic activity of Kanlaon Volcano in Negros Island. In an advisory issued at 10:30 a.m., Phivolcs said 18 volcanic earthquakes were recorded...
No Filipinos have been reported killed or hurt in the eruption of an underwater volcano in Tonga, the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) said Wednesday, Jan. 19. DFA (MANILA BULLETIN FILE PHOTO) "As of 18 January, the Philippine Embassy in Wellington has received no reports of casualties or...
The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) is now checking on the situation of close to 800 Filipinos in Tonga, Samoa, and Fiji after the eruption of an underwater volcano on Saturday, Jan. 15. DFA (MANILA BULLETIN FILE PHOTO) In a statement on Sunday, Jan. 16, the DFA said the Philippine Embassy in...
