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...
Taal Volcano (MANILA BULLETIN FILE PHOTO) The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) continues to detect "increased unrest" at Taal Volcano, based on the 24-hour monitoring of the active volcano in Batangas. In the past 24 hours, Phivolcs on Tuesday, Aug. 31, said Taal...
Taal Volcano Observatory's Data Receiving Center (PHIVOLCS) The measurement of sulfur dioxide (SO2) gas emitted by Taal Volcano will be temporarily stopped starting Friday, Aug. 27, while the Taal Volcano Observatory (TVO) personnel are undergoing quarantine, said the Philippine Institute of...
(ALI VICOY / MANILA BULLETIN FILE PHOTO) Taal Volcano in Batangas is still emitting high levels of sulfur dioxide (SO2) causing hazardous volcanic smog or "vog" in the vicinity, the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) said on Tuesday, Aug. 24. Phivolcs said Taal's SO2...
