TAAL VOLCANO (FILE PHOTO / MANILA BULLETIN) Volcanic smog or "vog" has been observed over Taal Volcano's caldera brought about by the high levels of sulfur dioxide gas emissions from the restive volcano in Batangas, the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) said on Monday,...
A fire broke out in a residential area in Barangay Pio del Pilar, Makati on Friday afternoon (June 25), affecting some 50 families, the Bureau of Fire Protection (BFP) said. (TXTFIRE PHILIPPINES Facebook page) The fire started at an old two-story house on Washington Street at 1:39 p.m. It reached...
TAAL VOLCANO (MANILA BULLETIN FILE PHOTO) The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) continued to observe "increased unrest" at Taal Volcano in the past 24 hours. In a volcano bulletin issued on Tuesday, June 22, Phivolcs detected 24 volcanic tremor events having durations of...
TAAL VOLCANO (PNA FILE PHOTO) The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) has continued to detect high levels of sulfur dioxide from Taal Volcano in the past 24 hours. In its bulletin issued on Sunday, June 20, Phivolcs said Taal Volcano's sulfur dioxide emission averaged...
The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) continues to measure significant level of sulfur dioxide emission over Taal Volcano in the past 24 hours. In its volcano bulletin issued Thursday, June 17, Phivolcs said that sulfur dioxide emission of Taal Volcano averaged 4,034...
TAAL VOLCANO (PNA FILE PHOTO) Taal Volcano in Batangas remains under Alert Level 2 as it sustained its "increased unrest," the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) said on Wednesday, June 16. The restive volcano had only one volcanic earthquake in the past 24 hours, but a...
TAAL VOLCANO (FILE PHOTO / PNA / MANILA BULLETIN) The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) on Monday, June 14, continued to detect magmatic unrest occurring at shallow depths beneath the edifice of Taal Volcano in Batangas. Phivolcs recorded 13 volcanic tremor events having...
MT. BULUSAN (PIXABAY) The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) has detected 105 earthquakes in Mt. Bulusan in Sorsogon within the 24-hour monitoring period from Saturday, June 12, to Sunday, June 13. Phivolcs also observed a weak emission of white steam-laden plumes from...
Alyansa ng mga Grupong Haligi ng Agham at Teknolohiya Para sa Mamamayan (AGHAM) President Angelo Palmones has faulted energy authorities for their lack of foresight and action regarding nuclear-based power generation, which could have helped avoid the recent spate of "red alert" status in the Luzon...
TAAL VOLCANO (ALI VICOY / MANILA BULLETIN FILE PHOTO) Science and Technology Undersecretary Renato Solidum Jr. on Saturday, June 5, said Taal Volcano in Batangas remains under Alert Level 2 as "increased unrest" continues to be observed by the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology...
Secretary Alfonso Cusi doesn't believe that he has been remiss in his job as Department of Energy (DOE) chief as a result of him tending to his tasks related to politics. DOE Secretary Alfonso Cusi (Ariel Fernandez / File photo/ MANILA BULLETIN) Cusi also wears the hat of vice chairman of ruling...
Department of Energy (DOE) Secretary Alfonso Cusi apologized to the public Thursday, June 3 for the rotational brownouts that struck parts of Luzon the past few days when power reserves in the region were way down. DOE Secretary Alfonso Cusi (Screengrab from Facebook live) In a televised press...
