Mayon Volcano continued to show “high-level unrest” with the occurrence of some dome collapse pyroclastic density current (PDC), rockfalls, and volcanic earthquakes during the 24-hour monitoring of the restive volcano in Albay, the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs)...
The restive Mayon Volcano remains at alert level 3 due to a relatively high level of unrest, the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) said on Saturday morning, June 24. The restive Mayon Volcano spews steam-laden plumes visible from Sumlang Lake in Camalig and Legazpi City...
The effusive eruption of Mayon Volcano resulted in more rockfalls and lava dome collapses between Thursday, June 22, and Friday, June 23, data from the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) showed. Phivolcs defines effusive or “quiet” eruption as the outpouring of lava...
The Philippine government is considering downgrading the Alert Level status for overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) in Myanmar amid political unrest in the Asian nation. Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) Undersecretary Eduardo Jose de Vega said Thursday, June 22, that the government is seeking the...
Mayon Volcano continued to show signs of heightened activity between Wednesday, June 21, and Thursday, June 22, recording a “very slow” lava effusion, 299 rockfall events, and eight dome-collapse pyroclastic density currents (PDCs), based on the monitoring of the Philippine Institute of...
Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) Officer-in-Charge (OIC) Teresito Bacolcol is not discounting the possibility that lava flows caused by the ongoing “effusive eruption” of Mayon Volcano may breach the six-kilometer permanent danger zone. “So far 2.5 kilometers from...
Lava flow from Mayon Volcano’s effusive eruption has reached a “maximum length” of up to 2.5 kilometers from the summit crater, the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) said on Tuesday, June 20. Phivolcs said a “very slow effusion of lava from the summit crater of...
Mayon Volcano’s current state is “largely similar” to its 2014 eruption based on the parameters observed over the previous week, said the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs). “Low-rate effusive eruption of degassed lava has been transpiring for the past week...
More lava flows and collapsed debris from the Mayon Volcano's ongoing "non-explosive" eruption have cascaded down the summit crater for a distance of 1.5 and 3.3 kilometers, respectively, said the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) on Sunday, June 18. The "very slow...
The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) said that “very slow” lava effusion from the summit crater of Mayon Volcano continued for the fifth night on Thursday, June 15, resulting in increased events of rockfall and pyroclastic density current (PDC). In a bulletin issued...
As part of the 90-day relief assistance for Mayon-affected families in Albay, Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Secretary Rex Gatchalian assured that approximately 153,000 food packs have been delivered to the province. The assurance came in response to President Ferdinand Marcos...
Mayon Volcano's "high-level of unrest" persisted, with two volcanic earthquakes and 306 rockfall events recorded between 5 a.m. on Wednesday, June 14, and 5 a.m. on Thursday, June 15. Although the record is slightly less than the previous day’s total of seven volcanic quakes and 309 rockfall...
