LEGAZPI CITY, Albay - The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) has issued a lahar advisory for Mayon Volcano as tropical cyclone “Opong” is expected to bring heavy to intense rains over the Bicol region from Thursday afternoon, Sept. 25, to Friday afternoon, Sept. 26....
The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) on Wednesday evening, Sept. 24, warned that heavy rains from Severe Tropical Storm Opong (international name: Bualoi) may trigger volcanic sediment flows or lahars on the slopes of Mayon Volcano. Citing a 5 p.m. weather advisory from...
BACOLOD CITY – The Office of Civil Defense-Negros Island Region (OCD-NIR) urged heightened vigilance among Negrenses as Kanlaon Volcano rumbled over the weekend. OCD-NIR Director Donato Sermeno said that “the threat is still there” and stressed that residents should not be complacent as...
A minor steam-driven or phreatic eruption occurred at the summit crater of Taal Volcano at around 4:33 p.m. on Thursday, Sept. 11, said the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs). The event, which produced a white steam-laden plumes that rose about 300 meters above the...
DUMAGUETE CITY – The Canlaon City government in Negros Oriental is prepared to distribute masks and provide assistance to residents, like transportation and medication, in case of an ashfall due to Mount Kanlaon’s ash emission, an official said Wednesday. Seth Bariga, information officer of the...
A weak ash emission was recorded at the summit crater of Kanlaon Volcano at 5:10 a.m. on Wednesday, Sept. 10, producing grayish plumes that rose about 600 meters above the crater, said the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs). Alert Level 2 remains in effect over Kanlaon,...
The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) reported a weak ash emission from the summit crater of Kanlaon Volcano on Monday afternoon, Sept. 8. According to Phivolcs, the ash emission began at 5:25 p.m. and produced a low plume drifting west-southwest. The activity ceased at...
The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) on Saturday, September 6, recorded 26 volcanic earthquakes in Mayon Volcano, warning that unrest beneath the edifice could trigger sudden steam-driven eruptions. The agency said that the tremors, detected from 12 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.,...
The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) on Monday, Sept. 1 said persistent volcanic tremors and visible gas emissions have been recorded at Taal Volcano’s Main Crater since late August. Visible degassing plumes were first observed on Aug. 29, as confirmed by recent...
BACOLOD CITY – Twenty-two families from Bago City, Negros Occidental displaced by Kanlaon Volcano each received P10,000 in financial assistance from the city government on Thursday, Aug. 14, two days before their scheduled return to their homes in Barangay Ilijan on Saturday, Aug. 16. Mayor...
BACOLOD CITY – Sixty-one families or 225 individuals affected by the eruption of Kanlaon Volcano in La Carlota City, Negros Occidental returned home on Thursday, Aug. 14, after eight months in an evacuation center. The La Carlota City Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Office transported...
The Canlaon City government reopened tourism sites effective Aug. 8, eight months since the Dec. 9, 2024 eruption and days after the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology lowered the alert level of Kanlaon Volcano in Canlaon City, Negros Oriental from Alert Level 3 to 2 on July 29. ...
