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(Eagle News) – The governor of Batangas has allowed residents of some towns in the province to return to their homes following the lowering of the alert level on Taal Volcano from 4 to 3, but maintained that the towns of Agoncillo and Laurel under the 7-kilometer permanent danger zone remain on lockdown. Batangas governor Hermilando Mandanas said that he is now giving a choice to residents of 12 towns where the ban had […]
(Eagle News) — The Iglesia Ni Cristo (Church Of Christ) continued on Monday, Jan 20, the distribution of food and other needed items to affected residents of the Taal Volcano’s eruption in Batangas and Cavite. The INC’s Lingap sa Mamamayan or Aid to Humanity, in cooperation with the Felix Y. Manalo Foundation, will also continue holding medical missions in the affected areas where medical volunteers will be giving free check-ups, and medicines, as well as […]
(Eagle News)–Batangas and Cavite will continue to have cloudy skies with isolated rains due to Taal’s volcanic activity and the northeast monsoon. The Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration said there is also the potential for isolated thunderstorms in the vicinity of the volcano with reduced visibility during ashfall. PAGASA said Cagayan Valley, Cordillera Administrative Region, Bicol Region, Eastern Visayas, Aurora and Quezon will have cloudy skies with scattered rains while Metro Manila and […]
(Eagle News)–Cavite and Batangas will continue to have cloudy skies with isolated rains due to Taal’s volcanic activity and the northeast monsoon affecting Luzon. The Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration said there is also the potential for isolated thunderstorms in the vicinity of the volcano with reduced visibility during ashfall. Cagayan Valley, Cordillera Administrative Region, Bicol Region, Eastern Visayas, Aurora and Quezon will, on the other hand, have cloudy skies with scattered rains due […]
by Ron LOPEZ Agence France Presse BALETE, Philippines (AFP) — The horses were still caked in grey ash as they stepped off the boat, lucky beneficiaries of a risky rescue mission to ground zero of the Philippines’ Taal volcano eruption. Their owners are among many small operators who rely on the modest money generated by the beasts ferrying tourists up the volcano, a popular attraction ringed by a sweeping lake. But when Taal exploded […]
(Eagle News)–A 3.6-magnitude earthquake struck Batangas on Wednesday, Jan. 15. The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology said the quake, which took place at 8:34 a.m., had its epicenter 6 kilometers northwest of Laurel. It had a depth of focus of one kilometer. No damage to property nor aftershocks were recorded.
(Eagle News)–Batangas will have cloudy skies with isolated rains today due to the volcanic activity in Taal and the northwest monsoon affecting Luzon. The Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration said Catanduanes, Albay, Sorsogon, Masbate and Samar provinces will, on the other hand, have cloudy skies with scattered rains and thunderstorms due to the tail end of a cold front. PAGASA said Cagayan Valley, Cordillera Administrative Region, Aurora, Quezon and the rest of Bicol […]
(Eagle News) — New fissures or cracks on the land surface were observed in several towns in Batangas as Taal volcano showed more signs of a hazardous or explosive eruption in the next few hours or days. In the latest advisory of the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (PHIVOLCS), said that the Taal volcano’s eruption so far has been “characterized by continuous magmatic and hydrovolcanic activity.” This means that there is movement of […]
(Eagle News) – The total suspended particulates (TSP) in the air in Batangas province have reached “very high concentration” and way above the standard for public health due to the Taal Volcano’s eruption as of Monday, Jan. 13, according to data released by the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR). Based on the Taal Volcano Air Quality Hourly Manual Monitoring Update at its Batangas station, the sample air collected this January 13 for […]
(Eagle News)–Vice President Leni Robredo is scheduled to visit on Tuesday residents of Santa Teresita, Batangas who were affected by Taal volcano’s activity. An advisory said Robredo was scheduled to attend a briefing at Bulwagan Makulot at the San Fernando Air Base, Lipa, Batangas at 1 p.m. At 2:45 p.m., she would go to Santa Teresita, Batangas. The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology said an alert level 4 remains hoisted over Taal volcano, which […]
(Eagle News) — Justice Secretary Menardo Guevarra has ordered the National Bureau of Investigation to investigate the killing of former 2nd District Batangas Rep. Edgar Mendoza and two others. Guevarra gave the order to investigate the killing of Mendoza, Ruel Ruiz, and bodyguard Nicanor Mendoza, whose bodies were charred beyond recognition in a burnt vehicle in Tiaong, Quezon early Thursday, in Department Order No. 12. Guevarra, who issued the order on Friday, Jan. 10, also […]
(Eagle News)–A 3.0-magnitude earthquake struck Batangas on Monday, Aug. 19. The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology said the quake, of tectonic origin, hit 18 kilometers southwest of Calatagan at 10:55 a.m. Depth of focus was 114 kilometers. No damage to property nor aftershocks were recorded.
