Taal alert level lowered to 2

Credit to Author: Franz Lewin Embudo| Date: Fri, 14 Feb 2020 17:54:06 +0000

THE status of Taal Volcano was downgraded from alert level 3 to alert level 2, which signifies “decreased unrest,” the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) said on Friday. “Taal Volcano’s condition in the succeeding three weeks has been characterized by less frequent volcanic earthquake activity, stabilizing ground deformation of the Taal Caldera and […]

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More harmonic tremors recorded around Taal Volcano — Phivolcs

Credit to Author: Franz Lewin Embudo| Date: Thu, 06 Feb 2020 03:41:52 +0000

THE Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) on Thursday said 11 harmonic tremors, or prolonged shaking, were recorded over the past 24 hours. Phivolcs said in its 8 a.m. bulletin that the Taal Volcano Network registered 132 volcanic earthquakes, including 3 low-frequency events and 11 harmonic tremors that lasted 2 to 3 minutes. A […]

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Taal Volcano calms down, evacuees return home

Credit to Author: Dempsey Reyes| Date: Sun, 26 Jan 2020 16:16:47 +0000

RESIDENTS of towns and cities in Batangas province have started going home as Taal Volcano showed fewer signs of a possible eruption, prompting volcanologists to lower the Alert Level from 4 to 3. But residents of Agoncillo and Laurel were not allowed to return home. The two towns were earlier placed under lockdown for being […]

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Locked down areas in Batangas because of Taal eruption rise to 14 

Credit to Author: The Manila Times| Date: Fri, 17 Jan 2020 09:15:47 +0000

LOCKED down areas in Batangas have increased to 14 from four as Alert Level 4 remains over Taal volcano, local and disaster officials said on Friday. They are Talisay, Agoncillo, San Nicolas, Laurel, Alitagtag, Balete, Taal, Malvar, Cuenca, Sta. Teresita, Lemery, portions of Mataas na Kahoy, portions of Lipa City and portions of Tanauan, according […]

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Over 200 flights cancelled as Taal erupts

Credit to Author: The Manila Times| Date: Sun, 12 Jan 2020 22:59:26 +0000

MORE than 200 international and local flights were cancelled on Monday morning as the operations at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) remained suspended, a day after Taal Volcano erupted. READ: Taal Volcano erupts, 6,000 evacuated In an advisory, the Department of Transportation (DOTr) said Taal’s massive ash explosion, which has now reached Quezon City, […]

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Taal Volcano ashfall reaches Metro Manila, may extend to Central Luzon — Pagasa

Credit to Author: The Manila Times| Date: Sun, 12 Jan 2020 12:40:29 +0000

ASHFALL from the phreatic explosion of Taal Volcano in Batangas on Sunday has reached Metro Manila and could possibly spread to Central Luzon, a weather specialist from the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (Pagasa) said. The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) has raised Alert Level 3 over Taal and residents in […]

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NCAA postpones volleyball games on Monday

Credit to Author: The Manila Times| Date: Sun, 12 Jan 2020 13:19:31 +0000

THE National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) postponed the volleyball games scheduled on Monday (January 13) as local government units in Metro Manila suspended classes due to the ash fall caused by a restive Taal Volcano. READ: Taal’s ‘imminent hazardous eruption’ expected in ‘hours or days’ — Phivolcs “Due to cancellation of classes by some LGUs […]

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Phivolcs: No volcanic activity in Taal after 5.5 magnitude quake

Credit to Author: cmiranda| Date: Sat, 04 May 2019 04:05:49 +0000

SAN PEDRO CITY — No movement was recorded in Taal Volcano in Batangas following a 5.5 magnitude earthquake that struck Mindoro island on Saturday morning, the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) said Saturday.

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Calatagan quake far off Batangas coast, Taal volcano, says Phivolcs

Credit to Author: hniitsu| Date: Wed, 24 Apr 2019 04:57:38 +0000

Taal Volcano in Batangas has remained under Alert Level 1 Wednesday amid the 4.7-magnitude earthquake recorded Monday night in the waters off Calatagan town.

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