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Why Eric Tai, Rona named their first baby Legend

Vince Garcia, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Mar 09 01:34 AM

As revealed by Eric 'Eruption' Tai, there are a couple of reasons behind his newborn son Legend's unusual name. Read more »

'Our first family photo': Eric Tai, wife welcome baby son Legend

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Mar 06 06:24 PM

Eric 'Eruption' Tai and his wife Rona have welcomed their first child together. Read more »

A newbie hiker’s guide to Mt. Pinatubo

Johnna Villaviray Giolagon, VERA Files
Posted at Feb 03 06:04 PM

Mt. Pinatubo exploded in a spectacular display in 1991 and buried everything around it in ash and other volcanic debris. She heaved everything out with such force that the peak collapsed into itself, plugging the crater and creating a caldera that eventually filled with water. Read more »

Eruption, lahar, and resilience: Mt. Pinatubo 28 years after

Johnna Villaviray Giolagon, VERA Files
Posted at Feb 03 05:57 PM

Come February 10, when the townsfolk of Bacolor go to the San Guillermo Parish Church for their fiesta celebration, they will enter the worship place through the upper windows, as what they have been doing the past 28 years since Mt. Pinatubo erupted and altered their lives in ways they never imagined. Read more »

WATCH: Stargazer shares her predictions on disasters, health

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jan 01 10:12 PM

Psychic Stargazer shared her predictions for 2019, this time in relation to possible natural disasters and health problems. Read more »

Indonesian tsunami volcano lost two-thirds of its height

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Dec 29 08:35 PM

A section of Anak Krakatoa's crater collapsed after an eruption and slid into the ocean, generating the tsunami last Saturday night. Read more »

Indonesia hikes danger level for deadly tsunami volcano

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Dec 27 12:42 PM

Authorities also widened a no-go zone around Anak Krakatoa to 5 kilometers and warned shell-shocked residents to stay away from the coast, after more than 400 were killed by Saturday night's killer wave. Read more »

Death toll from Indonesia tsunami surpasses 400, with more than 150 missing

Kyodo News
Posted at Dec 25 05:28 PM

Indonesia's top disaster-mitigation agency said the casualties could increase, because some districts affected by the tremor could still not be reached. Read more »

Indonesian rescuers use drones, sniffer dogs as tsunami death toll rises

Fergus Jensen, Reuters
Posted at Dec 25 03:39 PM

The vast archipelago, which sits on the Pacific "Ring of Fire", has suffered its worst annual death toll from disasters in more than a decade. Read more »

Mount Etna eruption causes airspace closure

Agence France-Presse
Updated as of Dec 26 01:25 AM

The Mount Etna volcano erupted on Monday, spewing ash as several minor earthquakes hit the region, and prompting a partial closure of the Sicilian airspace around the mountain. Read more »

Mount Etna sa Italy sumabog, 130 lindol naitala sa loob ng 4 na oras

Jackie B. de Vega, ABS-CBN Europe News Bureau
Posted at Dec 25 08:37 AM

Bisperas ng Pasko noong Lunes nang sumabog ang Mt. Etna sa Sicily sa Southern Italy. Read more »

Bulkang Mayon nagbuga ng 500-metrong taas ng abo

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 26 11:13 AM

Dalawang beses nagbuga ng aabot sa kalahating kilometrong taas ng abo ang Bulkang Mayon nitong Lunes ng umaga, ayon sa Phivolcs. Read more »

Indonesia's Mount Soputan erupts on tsunami-hit island

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Oct 04 07:27 PM

JAKARTA - Indonesia's Mount Soputan volcano on the quake and tsunami-hit island of Sulawesi erupted Wednesday, spewing volcanic ash 4,000 meters into the air.   Read more »

WATCH: Billy, Coleen make surprise ‘It’s Showtime’ visit with Eric Tai

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Sep 15 08:02 AM

Vice Ganda was surprised when one of his showbiz best friends came out of nowhere to give him a hug. Read more »

Mayon nagbuga ulit ng abo ayon sa Phivolcs

Karren Canon, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jul 01 02:42 PM

Nagbuga ng abo ang Bulkang Mayon ngayong Linggo ng tanghali, ayon sa Phivolcs. Read more »

TUKLASIN: Hot spring resort sa Mt. Pinatubo

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jun 20 03:01 AM

 May high-tech attraction para mabisita ang kasaysayan ng Pinatubo.  Read more »

Lava swallows more homes

Terray Sylvester, Reuters
Posted at Jun 06 01:33 PM

Lava threatens homes on the outskirts of Pahoa during ongoing eruptions of the Kilauea Volcano in Hawaii, U.S. on Tuesday.  Read more »

Guatemala volcano eruption kills 25

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jun 04 02:53 PM

At least 25 people were killed when Guatemala's Fuego volcano erupted Sunday, belching ash and rock and forcing the capital's main airport to close. Read more »

Guatemala's Fuego volcano erupts, several killed, hundreds injured

Sofia Menchu, Reuters
Posted at Jun 04 09:55 AM

At least 7 people, including 3 children, were killed and nearly 300 injured on Sunday in the most violent eruption of Guatemala's Fuego volcano in over 4 decades, officials said.   Read more »

Mount Merapi erupts

Aloysius Jarot Nugroho, Antara Foto via Reuters
Posted at Jun 01 06:45 PM

Children put on masks handed out by volunteers after Mount Merapi volcano erupted in Boyolali, Central Java, Indonesia on Friday.  Read more »