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Alert level 4, itinaas sa Bulkang Mayon

Alert level 4, itinaas sa Bulkang Mayon

ABS-CBN News

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Updated Jul 16, 2019 06:54 PM PHT

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Pinaghahandaan ng mga awtoridad ang posibilidad ng "mapaminsalang pagsabog" ng Bulkang Mayon matapos itong magbuga ng abo nitong Lunes.

Itinaas ng Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (PHIVOLCS) ang alert level warning sa alert level 4, isang antas na mas mababa sa pinakamataas na alert level level warning.

Nangangahulugang posible ang mapanganib na pagsabog ng bulkan sa loob ng ilang oras o araw.

Pinalawig din ang danger zone sa walong kilometro.

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Umabot naman sa 10 kilometro ang taas ng ash column na ibinuga ng bulkan.

Sinabayan din ito ng peligrosong pyroclastic flow o pag-daloy ng napakainit na mga bato, buhangin, at abo.

"Delikado ito dahil unang-una 'yong pyroclastic flow umaabot sa 1,000 degrees Celsius," pahayag ni Paul Alanis, science research specialist sa PHIVOLCS.

Ito ang pinakamalakas na pagsabog ng Bulkang Mayon simula nang magpakita ito ng aktibidad noong Enero 13.

Ayon kay Renato Solidum, direktor ng Phivolcs, posibleng "phreato-magmatic" ang uri ng eruption dahil bukod sa magma, nagpalabas din ng steam o singaw ang bulkan.

Agad namang sinuspinde ng pamahalaang lokal ng Albay ang pasok sa lahat ng antas sa parehong pampubliko at pribadong paaralan dahil sa banta ng ash fall.

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Nagtakbuhan, lumikas

Sa kapal ng abong inilabas ng bulkan, halos dumilim ang paligid sa katimugang bahagi ng Albay.

Nagtakbuhan din ang mga residenteng naninirahan malapit sa paanan ng bulkan.

Ang ilang residente, tuloy sa pagtakbo papalayo kahit walang ideya kung saan pupunta.

Kalauna'y may mga trak ng militar na dumating para maghakot ng mga residente.

Kasalukuyang nasa 38,000 katao ang lumikas dahil sa pag-aalbaruto ng bulkang tanyag para sa perketo umano nitong hugis.

Pinabalik din sa mga evacuation center ang higit 12,000 residente ng Legazpi City na pinauwi noong Huwebes.

Ayon kay Albay Governor Al Francis Bichara, dahil sa mga pangyayari, posibleng lumobo sa 80,000 ang bilang ng mga palilikasin.

Umapela si Bichara sa gobyerno para sa karagdagang pondo upang matugunan ang pangangailangan ng mga lumikas.

Sinarado rin noong hapon ang Legazpi City Airport at sinabihang maghintay muna ng abiso mula sa PHIVOLCS bago muling magbukas.

-- Ulat nina Thea Omelan at Jose Carretero, ABS-CBN News

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Carpio warns public against voting for ‘pro-China’ candidates

Carpio warns public against voting for ‘pro-China’ candidates

Job Manahan,

ABS-CBN News

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MANILA – Retired Supreme Court Senior Associate Justice Antonio Carpio has urged the public to be wary in voting for “pro-China” candidates in this year’s elections, saying these candidates would rather push for the Beijing's interests if elected into office. 

Carpio, without naming persons, said that these candidates have China’s financial backing. 

China, he said, might also be fueling disinformation online to further divide the public. 

“This election is not purely about internal politics, about internal matters, because there is a country that wants to grab our maritime zones and island territories. So, we should be careful not to vote for Manchurian candidates, candidates who will do China's bidding,” Carpio said in a statement released by Stratbase ADR Institute. 

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“They can come out with their own social media campaign,” the former SC magistrate said. 

“As we have seen in the past, recent past, that there have been candidates, who, when they won, were favoring China against our national interest,” he added

Carpio also said the West Philippine Sea could be at stake if pro-China candidates would win in this year’s polls. 

“Those who are pro-China, they [China] can give campaign funds to. That's usually what other countries do if they want to destabilize a certain state. I expect China to do that... Once elected, they will say, the Philippines has no right to name the West Philippine Sea as West Philippine Sea,” according to Carpio. 

For his part, Dindo Manhit, president of the Stratbase ADR Institute, cautioned voters from patronizing candidates who downplay the 2016 The Hague ruling on the West Philippine Sea. 

“Upholding our arbitral victory is not just a matter of policy but a fundamental duty of any leader who claims to serve the nation. Ignoring it means turning a blind eye to our territorial integrity,” said Manhit. 

“Vote for leaders who are patriotic and will fight for the Philippines. A true leader must stand firm in defending what is rightfully ours and not succumb to foreign pressure. The West Philippine Sea is a vital part of our national identity, economy, and security,” he said. 

Sought for comment on the issue, the Chinese Embassy said Philippine elections are an internal matter. 

Chinese vessels have engaged in a series of high-profile confrontations with Philippine ships in disputed waters of the South China Sea claimed by Beijing despite an international ruling that their assertion has no legal basis.

President Ferdinand Marcos Jr., in kicking off the campaign season, had brought up the West Philippine Sea to differentiate the administration slate from other candidates.

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