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Talisay mayor says sorry for deputy who scorned Taal evacuation

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jan 22 12:03 PM

The mayor of Talisay, Batangas apologized Wednesday in behalf of his second-in-command and brother, who questioned the mandatory evacuation of residents from Taal Volcano, which remained under threat of another hazardous eruption.  Read more »

Police: Expect rigid implementation of lockdown in Batangas danger area

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jan 22 02:05 AM

Residents of Batangas towns designated a danger zone because of the threat posed by Taal will be moved forcibly if they do not vacate their homes by Thursday morning, the Calabarzon police chief. Read more »

Phivolcs to Talisay vice mayor: We are firm in our science

Kristine Sabillo, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jan 21 12:29 PM

MANILA — The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) on Tuesday said they understand the concerns of local government units in high-risk areas of Taal Volcano. However, the will not change their opinion on the dangers of an imminent explosive eruption.   Read more »

Trak tumagilid sa Tagaytay, gasolina tumagas sa daan

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Updated as of Jan 21 11:56 AM

Tumagilid ang isang 14-wheeler truck sa Tagaytay City, Cavite, dahilan para tumagas ang gasolina nitong maaaring maging mapanganib para sa ibang motorista, Martes ng umaga.  Read more »

Taal still swollen with magma: Phivolcs

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jan 21 12:08 PM

Taal Volcano remained swollen Tuesday, a sign that it could erupt anew, said the state seismology institute.    Read more »

'Magma intrusion' near volcano could trigger stronger Taal eruption: Phivolcs

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jan 21 01:00 PM

MANILA — Another potential eruption of Taal Volcano could be stronger than last week's explosion that drove tens of thousands to evacuation centers, authorities said Tuesday, as some residents haggled to return home and reopen businesses.  Read more »

Punong-barangay sa CamSur pinatay sa lamay

Mylce Mella, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jan 20 03:07 PM

BATO, Camarines Sur – Patay ang isang punong-barangay sa bayan na ito makaraang pagbabarilin sa dinaluhang lamay rito, Linggo ng gabi. Read more »

5-metrong sawa nakuha sa kisame ng gusali sa Iligan

Rod Bolivar, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jan 20 03:05 PM

Nakuha ng mga awtoridad ang isang sawa na nasa 5 hanggang 6 na metro ang haba mula sa kisame ng isang commercial building sa lungsod na ito, Sabado. Read more »

Gov't offers livestock haven as Taal agri damage hits P3.2 billion

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jan 20 12:13 PM

The Taal Volcano's eruption damaged P3.2 billion worth of crops and livestock, the Department of Agriculture said Monday, adding that it was ready to shelter the livestock that thousands of evacuees were forced to abandon.  Read more »

No window hours: Batangas governor bans Taal evacuees from checking homes

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jan 20 09:56 AM

Batangas Governor Hermilando Mandanas directed town mayors to cancel "window hours" that previously allowed residents to check their homes from which they evacuated due to the eruption of Taal Volcano, an official said Monday.    Read more »

Evacuees pray for safety amid Taal volcano threat

Reuters
Posted at Jan 20 09:25 AM

Hundreds of people who have fled their homes near a restive volcano on the Philippines' main island Luzon attended a Catholic mass at a temporary shelter on Sunday, praying for safety amid fears of a violent eruption.  Read more »

Magma 're-charge' feeds Taal fury as Philippines remains on alert

Jamaine Punzalan, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jan 20 11:30 AM

MANILA — A "re-charge" of magma or molten rocks beneath the Taal Volcano spawned fresh earthquakes, indicating that a hazardous eruption was still possible, authorities said Monday. Read more »

#WalangPasok: Batangas classes suspended until Taal eruption alert goes down

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jan 19 04:03 PM

Classes in all schools in the entire Batangas province will remain suspended until the Taal Volcano remains on the brink of another hazardous eruption, local authorities said Sunday.    Read more »

OFWs fret for families, damaged homes as Taal rumbles

Mye Mulingtapang, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jan 20 02:10 PM

Kae Mendoza, a worker here, wipes tears as she looks at photos of the house in Batangas province that she built with years of savings and loans, now covered with cracks due to the quakes spawned by the eruption of Taal Volcano. Read more »

Group seeks aid for kids with special needs who fled from Taal wrath

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jan 19 02:09 PM

BAGUIO — Some 70 children with special needs who fled to this mountain city after Taal Volcano blanketed their homes with ash need the help of donors to get by, their caretakers said Sunday. Read more »

Teachers' party-list revives call to exempt schools from disaster evacuation

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jan 19 01:31 PM

Schools should not house calamity victims and the government should instead build more evacuation centers, a party-list representing teachers reiterated Sunday, as tens of thousands in provinces south of the capital fled from the eruption of Taal Volcano. Read more »

'Treat Taal survivors with dignity': Donors told to give only usable clothes

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jan 19 01:15 PM

Donors should treat the survivors of the Taal volcano's eruption with dignity by being mindful of the clothes they would give, a disaster management group said. Read more »

PANOORIN: Pamimigay ng tulong sa Taal evacuees sa Batangas, nagmistulang graduation

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jan 19 11:10 AM

Nag-viral sa social media ang video ng mistula'y graduation ceremony na pamamahagi ng relief aid sa mga pamilya rito na lumikas mula sa pag-aalboroto ng Bulkang Taal.    Read more »

Transport, labor groups donate Taal relief aid

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jan 19 10:52 AM

Private donors in Quezon City, including transport and labor groups, prepared relief goods on Sunday for some 10,000 evacuees in neighboring Batangas province who fled their homes due to the eruption of Taal Volcano a week ago.  Read more »

'Stay in evacuation centers,' Taal survivors told with volcano big bang still possible

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jan 19 10:29 AM

Tens of thousands who fled from the eruption of Taal Volcano a week ago should stay put in evacuation centers as another "hazardous explosive eruption" remained possible, the state seismology institute said Sunday.    Read more »