(Eagle News)–A phreatic eruption was detected in Bulusan early Sunday, June 12, the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology said. According to PHIVOLCS, the eruption was detected by the Bulusan Volcano Network at 3:37 a.m. The event lasted for 18 minutes but the eruption plume wasn’t visible in camera monitors, PHIVOLCS said. According to PHIVOLCS, an alert level 1 prevails over the volcano in Sorsogon, which means it is in an abnormal condition. The public […]
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Taal status now down to alert level 2
(Eagle News) — Taal’s alert level has been downgraded to 2 following what the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology said was the volcano’s decreased unrest. According to PHIVOLCS, the “markedly declined” unrest followed the phreatomagmatic eruption of the main crater on March 26 and six weak phreatomagmatic bursts until March 31. PHIVOLCS said this decrease in activity was supported by the following observations: Since the March 26 eruption, only 86 small-magnitude and imperceptible volcanic […]
Metro Manila to be placed under Alert Level 4 if health care utilization reaches high-risk level, says IATF adviser
Dr. Herbosa says Alert Level 4 “possible” to be raised in NCR in the next few days with increasing hospital admissions and rising number of health workers getting infected (Eagle News) – Metro Manila and other areas under Alert Level 3 could be elevated to Alert Level 4 if the health care utilization in hospitals and health care systems reaches high-risk level, health experts said. Dr. Ted Herbosa, the special adviser of the Inter-Agency Task […]
Palace announces alert level expanded to more regions; NCR still under Alert Level 3 until Nov. 14
Quarantine classifications for rest of PHL also bared for November (Eagle News) – Starting Monday, Nov. 1, more regions in the country would be placed under the Alert Level System, even as Metro Manila remained under Alert Level 3. Central Luzon (Region 3), Western Visayas (Region 6), and Northern Mindanao (Region 10) were included in the expanded coverage of the Alert Level System, Malacanang announced on Friday, Oct. 29. Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque said […]
What’s allowed and what’s not under Covid alert levels as expanded pilot starts
(Eagle News) — With the expansion of the COVID-19 alert level system to more areas outside Metro Manila starting today, Wednesday, Oct. 20, Malacanang released the guidelines of the activities which are allowed and still banned under the different alert levels. Before Oct. 20, only Metro Manila was placed under the pilot test of the new alert level system. Currently, the National Capital Region (NCR) is under the so-called Alert Level 3. Starting today, […]
Pilot implementation of alert level system extended in Metro Manila until Oct. 15
Palace also announces new quarantine protocols for the rest of the country (Eagle News) – The pilot implementation of the Alert Levels System in the National Capital Region (NCR) is extended until October 15, 2021, said Malacanang as it announced the quarantine protocols for the rest of the country for this month. This was after the Inter-Agency Task Force (IATF), in its meeting on September 30 meeting decided to extend the alert level in Metro […]
Metro Manila Council passes “unanimous” resolution asking IATF to allow some activities for fully vaccinated
Asks IATF to come up with guidelines and list of allowable industries for fully vaccinated persons in Metro Manila https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K3AMy7-o6DA (Eagle News) – The Metro Manila Council (MMC) has agreed on a resolution requesting the Inter-Agency Task Force (IATF) to allow some activities for the fully vaccinated in Metro Manila. This was revealed by San Juan City mayor Francis Zamora in an interview with Balitalakayan on Thursday night, Sept. 9 “Nagkaroon po ng […]
33 quakes monitored in Taal
(Eagle News) — Thirty-three earthquakes were monitored in Taal in 24 hours. The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology said the quakes at the volcano, which is on alert level 2, were tremor events that lasted for one to 26 minutes. A low background tremor was also monitored. Sulfur dioxide emissions, meanwhile, were at 3397 tons on July 30. A weak steam plume rising 50 meters was also monitored. PHIVOLCS reiterated its recommendation for the […]
35 quakes monitored in Taal in 24 hours
(Eagle News) — Thirty-five earthquakes were monitored in Taal in 24 hours. The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology said the earthquakes at the volcano, which remains on alert level 3, included 17 tremors that lasted for one minute to 49 minutes and a weak background tremor. Also monitored at the volcano was a plume rising up to 900 meters due to the upwelling of hot volcanic gas. Sulfur dioxide emissions were pegged at 5286 […]
17 earthquakes monitored in Taal; alert level 3 stays
(Eagle News) — Seventeen earthquakes were monitored in Taal in 24 hours. The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology said the quakes at the volcano, which remains on alert level 3, included 16 tremors that lasted for one to 36 minutes and a low background tremor. A steam plume that went as high as 1,800 meters was also monitored. Sulfur dioxide emissions were pegged at 3755 tons on July 15. PHIVOLCS reiterated its recommendation for […]
171 quakes monitored in Taal in 24 hours; alert level 3 still raised
(Eagle News) — Over 100 volcanic earthquakes were monitored in Taal in 24 hours. The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology said the 171 earthquakes in the volcano, which remains on alert level 3, included 157 tremors that lasted for one minute to 97 minutes and a low background tremor. A steam plume rising up to 1500 meters was also monitored. Sulfur dioxide emissions were pegged at 6134 tons on July 12. PHIVOLCS said the […]
PHIVOLCS: 74 quakes monitored in Taal in 24 hours
(Eagle News) — Seventy-four earthquakes were monitored in Taal in 24 hours. The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology said the earthquakes monitored at the volcano, which remains on alert level 3, included 61 volcanic tremors that lasted for one to 25 minutes, and a low background tremor. A steam plume rising as high as 1,000 meters was also observed due to the upwelling of hot volcanic gas. Sulfur dioxide emissions, PHIVOLCS said, were pegged […]





