Tag: Taal

Cloudy skies, isolated rains expected in Batangas, Cavite today due to Taal volcanic activity, northeast monsoon

(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 […]

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DILG to public: Stay out of 14-kilometer Taal danger zone

(Eagle News) — Interior Secretary Eduardo Año  on Thursday, Jan. 16, urged the public to stay out of the 14-kilometer danger zone of  Taal volcano. In a statement issued after the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology, in its latest bulletin, reiterated a hazardous explosive eruption was still possible within hours or days, Año  urged residents within the danger zone to also abide by the mandatory evacuation being implemented by government. “Pahalagahan ang kaligtasan at […]

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Agri damage due to Taal eruption reaches P577-M; but ashfall to contribute to “soil rebirth,” says DA

  (Eagle News) – The damage to agriculture due to the ongoing eruption and volcanic activity of Taal Volcano has reached P577.59 million, with more than 2,700 hectares of farmlands affected by the Taal ashfall. This was according to the Department of Agriculture which updated its figures from the previous report of only P74.55 million worth of damage. The P577.59 million worth of agricultural damage is for the CALABARZON region covering the provinces of Cavite, […]

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Taal volcano still under alert level 4 as sulfur dioxide emission increases

(Eagle News) — An alert level 4 remains hoisted over Taal volcano, as its sulfur dioxide emission spiked to an average of more than 4000 tons on Wednesday, Jan. 15. In an advisory on Thursday, Jan. 16, the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology said the average of 4186 tons was despite the general waning of Taal’s activity in the past 24 hours, characterized by a weak emission of steam-laden plumes 700 meters high that […]

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Cloudy skies with isolated rains expected in Cavite, Batangas due to Taal volcanic activity, northeast monsoon

(Eagle News)–Batangas and Cavite will have cloudy skies  with isolated rains today due to Taal’s volcanic activity and the northeast monsoon affecting Luzon. The Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration said the vicinity of the volcano also has  the potential for isolated thunderstorms with reduced visibility during ashfall. Cagayan Valley, Cordillera Administrative Region, Aurora, Quezon, and the rest of Bicol Region, on the other hand, will have cloudy skies with light rains due to […]

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PAGASA: Cavite, Batangas to have cloudy skies, isolated rains due to Taal volcanic activity, northeast monsoon

(Eagle News)–Cavite and Batangas will have cloudy skies and isolated rains due to the volcanic activity in Taal and the northeast monsoon affecting Luzon. The Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration added due to the northeast monsoon, Cagayan Valley, Cordillera Administrative Region, Bicol Region. Eastern Visayas, Aurora and Quezon will have cloudy skies with scattered rains, while  Metro Manila and the rest of Luzon will have partly cloudy to cloudy skies with isolated light […]

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#WalangPasok: UPDATED: Class suspensions for Thursday, Jan. 16

(Eagle News) — Classes on Thursday, Jan. 16, were suspended in several areas due to the ash fall from Taal volcano. Below is a list: All levels Cavite Laguna Bay Binan Cabuyao Calamba Los Banos San Pedro Santa Rosa The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology said an alert level 4 remains over the volcano, which means a hazardous explosive eruption is possible. PHIVOLCS has recommended an evacuation from volcano island, areas within the 14-kilometer […]

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Satellite images show “new vent craters” formed in Taal Volcano; new fissures also observed in Batangas

  (Eagle News) – New vent craters have been formed inside Taal Volcano’s main crater and on the north flank of the volcano based on newly acquired satellite images, according to the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (PHIVOLCS). In its latest bulletin issued at 5 p.m. Wednesday, PHIVOLCS also noted that Taal’s “continuous magmatic and hydrovolcanic activity” has generated “700-meter tall dark gray steam-laden plumes that drifted to the general southwest.” PHIVOLCS said that […]

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Risking lives to rescue horses in Philippine volcano ‘no man’s land’

  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 […]

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DOH sends N95 masks, other items to Taal-affected Calabarzon, M. Manila

(Eagle News)–The Department of Health has sent medical supplies and other items to Metro Manila and Calabarzon, areas affected by the volcanic activity in Taal. In a statement, the DOH said those sent included drugs, medicines such as eye drops and asthma medication, medical supplies including N95 and surgical face masks, collapsible water containers and jerry cans, water purification tablets, and hygiene kits. The DOH Central Office has been placed on Code White Alert. This […]

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3.6-magnitude quake hits Batangas

(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.

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PHIVOLCS recommends evacuation from Pansipit River Valley too as fissures observed in area

(Eagle News)–The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology has recommended an evacuation from the Pansipit River Valley where fissuring has been observed, signs it says of a Taal imminent eruption. PHIVOLCS made the recommendation in its 8 a.m. advisory as it noted new fissures and cracks in Sinisian, Mahabang, Dahilig, Dayapan, Palanas, Sangalang, Poblacion, Mataas na Bayan, Lemery; Pansipit, Bilibinwang, Agoncillo; Poblacion 1, Poblacion 2, Poblacion 3, Poblacion 5, Talisay and Poblacion, San Nicolas; and […]

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