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LOOK: Taal Volcano emits ‘steam-rich plumes’ 3,000 meters high

Aleta Nieva Nishimori, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Aug 21 12:48 PM

Taal Volcano’s main crater emitted “steam-rich” plumes 3,000 meters high on Saturday morning, Phivolcs said. Read more »

Taal evacuees na tumutuloy sa mga pribadong bahay, hinatiran ng tulong

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Posted at Jul 21 01:25 PM

Patuloy na hinahatiran ng tulong ang mga pamilyang tumutuloy sa mga pribadong bahay sa Batangas City dahil sa pag-alboroto ng Bulkang Taal.   Read more »

LGU, grupo namigay ng relief goods sa Taal evacuees na nakikitira sa kaanak

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Posted at Jul 10 07:19 PM

Mahigpit na ipinatutupad ang window hours para pansamantalang makabalik ang mga residente sa kani-kanilang bahay at magpakain ng mga alagang hayop.  Read more »

WATCH: Taal Volcano's latest phreatomagmatic burst

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Posted at Jul 08 02:47 PM

MANILA - State seismology bureau Phivolcs shared on social media a video on the latest phreatomagmatic burst on Taal Volcano’s main crater on Thursday morning.   Read more »

Taal spews gray smoke during short phreatomagmatic eruption

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Updated as of Jul 07 11:45 AM

MANILA - A short phreatomagmatic eruption was recorded on Taal Volcano on Wednesday morning, sending gray smoke as high as 300 meters, Phivolcs said. Read more »

Fish kill sa Taal Lake walang kinalaman sa sulfur dioxide ng bulkan: BFAR

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Posted at Jul 07 10:00 AM

MAYNILA - Nilinaw ng Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) sa Region IV na ang sulfur dioxide na inilabas ng Bulkang Taal ay walang kinalaman sa fish kill sa Taal Lake.  Read more »

Virus and the volcano: PH on alert for COVID outbreak among Taal evacuees

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Posted at Jul 06 03:11 PM

The Department of Health is closely monitoring possible COVID-19 symptoms among thousands of families that fled to evacuation centers due to the rumbling Taal volcano.  Read more »

Metro Manila LGUs donate 7,500 COVID-19 shots to Taal evacuees

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Posted at Jul 05 08:33 PM

Some Metro Manila cities donated 7,500 COVID-19 vaccine shots to prevent infections among thousands of people who fled their homes due to Taal volcano's eruption last week, an official said on Monday.  Read more »

Trauma from past Taal eruptions prompts residents to evacuate voluntarily

Bianca Dava, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jul 07 12:24 PM

Renier Noche and Senen Tenorio learned their lesson from the eruption of Taal Volcano in January last year. This is why they immediately evacuated on Thursday afternoon after Taal's short phreatomagmatic eruption, even without the prodding of concerned government agencies. Read more »

Cover Taal? Duterte wanted to 'lighten mood' with joke: spokesman

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Posted at Jul 05 03:52 PM

President Rodrigo Duterte wanted to "lighten the mood" when he joked he would cover Taal volcano, which erupted last week sending thousands of people to evacuation centers amid the COVID-19 pandemic, Malacañang said on Monday, following criticism of the leader's remark. Read more »

DOH to deploy more COVID-19 vaccines to evacuation areas near Taal

Katrina Domingo, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jul 05 03:54 PM

The Department of Health (DOH) on Monday said it would deploy more COVID-19 vaccines to evacuation areas near the Taal volcano to ensure that the disease will not spread among evacuees. Read more »

DOH warns vs sulfur dioxide exposure as highest level recorded in Taal

Katrina Domingo, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jul 05 02:22 PM

Health officials on Monday warned the public not to go near Taal Volcano after the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) said it has recorded the highest sulfur dioxide emission around the rumbling volcano over the weekend. Read more »

Taal shows 'continuous steaming,' another phreatomagmatic eruption possible: Phivolcs

Gillan Ropero, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jul 05 10:59 AM

Taal Volcano shows continuous steaming a day after it recorded its "highest ever" sulfur dioxide emission at 22,628 tons, Phivolcs said Monday. Read more »

15,000 Batangas residents flee Taal phreatic eruptions: governor

Angel Movido, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jul 04 02:28 PM

Some 15,000 residents of Batangas have fled their homes following Taal Volcano's phreatomagmatic eruptions, its governor said Sunday. Read more »

3 small phreatomagmatic bursts, 48 volcanic quakes recorded on Taal in 24 hrs: Phivolcs

Aleta Nieva Nishimori, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jul 03 03:26 PM

MANILA (UPDATED) — The Taal Volcano in Batangas on Saturday continued to show active upwelling of hot volcanic fluid at its main crater that generated plumes as high as 100 meters, Phivolcs said, as evacuation continued in the danger zone. Read more »

Mga lumikas sa Taal, pinapayagang bumalik saglit ng kanilang bahay

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Posted at Jul 03 08:09 AM

Pero tanging heads of household lamang ang pwedeng lumabas at kailangang pumirma sila sa isang waiver. Read more »

NDRRMC: More than 300 families evacuated due to Taal eruption

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Posted at Jul 02 09:02 PM

Evacuations are still being conducted on 3 barangays in the municipality of Agoncillo, and 2 in the municipality of Laurel, Office of Civil Defense’s Undersecretary Ricardo Jalad said, describing the ordeal as “challenging” due to the low rate of evacuees.    Read more »

Phivolcs: Mas malakas na pagsabog ng Taal Volcano posible, pero 'di sinlakas' ng 2020

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Updated as of Jul 02 09:33 PM

Posible pa rin ang mas malakas na pagsabog ng Taal Volcano, ayon sa Phivolcs, pero maaaring mas mahina noong 2020.    Read more »

Bigger Taal eruption possible, says Phivolcs; public urged to stay alert

Jamaine Punzalan, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jul 03 10:32 AM

Philippine seismological agency Phivolcs warned on Friday that Taal Volcano could spawn a stronger eruption, after it spewed sent steam and rock fragments hundreds of meters into the sky, which prompted thousands of Manila to flee their homes.  Read more »

No other eruption, quake observed on Taal Volcano after phreatomagmatic event: Solidum

Aleta Nieva Nishimori, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jul 02 11:12 AM

MANILA - The state seismology agency said on Friday that no other phreatomagmatic event has so far been recorded on Taal Volcano after the eruption the day before.   Read more »