Congressmen listen to Taal victims in Batangas plenary session Ron Calunsod, ABS-CBN NewsPosted at Jan 23 12:32 AM BATANGAS CITY – Local officials of Batangas province and other victims of the Jan. 12 eruption of Taal Volcano aired their plea for help before more than 200 congressmen during a plenary session held here Wednesday afternoon. Read more »
Phivolcs: Magma won't flow from Batangas fissures Gabriel Agcaoili, ABS-CBN NewsPosted at Jan 22 10:39 PM Solidum said magma has always been under the surface of towns that surround Taal Volcano, which has "magma chambers." Read more »
Falling in line Jonathan Cellona, ABS-CBN NewsPosted at Jan 22 09:46 PM Evacuees from Lemery town use sacks to save their place, as they queue for rice and other relief goods at an evacuation center in in Lipa city, Batangas Wednesday. Read more »
Fans ni Sarah G nakalikom ng P100,000 sa 'Tala Para Sa Taal' flashmob ABS-CBN NewsPosted at Jan 22 08:27 PM Tagumpay na naisagawa ng fans ni Sarah Geronimo ang fund-raising campaign nilang "Tala Para Sa Taal." Read more »
Phivolcs: Recent ash fall triggered by past emissions; no new Taal discharges Kristine Sabillo, ABS-CBN NewsPosted at Jan 22 08:18 PM On Wednesday morning, Mariton Bornas, of the Phivolcs’ volcano monitoring division, said only steam-laden plumes were observed in Taal. Read more »
Cavitex: No toll for vehicles delivering Taal relief goods ABS-CBN NewsPosted at Jan 22 07:36 PM Private groups that plan to transport relief goods must first email a request to Cavitex's customer service department to avail of the toll-free service. Read more »
Batangas governor dinepensahan ang hiling na makautang sa China ABS-CBN NewsPosted at Jan 22 07:27 PM Bagaman nakatanggap ng batikos sa paghingi ng tulong sa China, kailangan daw talaga ng Batangas ng pondo dahil sa pag-alboroto ng Taal, ayon sa gobernador ng lalawigan. Read more »
Kahit naka-lockdown, Balete binabalikan ng mga residente para sa kabuhayan ABS-CBN NewsUpdated as of Jan 22 07:42 PM Bumabalik pa rin ang ilang residente sa Balete, Batangas para sa kanilang kabuhayan. Read more »
Taal evacuees nagpasalamat sa mga namahagi ng donasyon, pagkain ABS-CBN NewsUpdated as of Jan 22 07:09 PM Sa gitna ng mga hinarap na problema matapos ang pag-alboroto ng Bulkang Taal, lubos ang pasasalamat ng mga evacuee sa mga namahagi ng donasyon sa kanila. Read more »
Mga Taal volcano evacuees iniinda ang palipat-lipat ng evacuation centers Dyan Loquellano, ABS-CBN NewsUpdated as of Jan 22 07:10 PM Nakalikas man sa panganib na dala ng pagsabog ng bulkang Taal at sa mga lindol, hindi pa rin natatapos ang paghihirap ng mga residenteng nanunuluyan ngayon sa evacuation centers. Read more »
Pagpapalikas sa mga nasa loob ng Taal danger zone puspusan na ABS-CBN NewsUpdated as of Jan 22 06:54 PM Hanggang Huwebes ng madaling araw ang ibinigay na deadline ng mga awtoridad para lumikas ang mga residenteng pasok sa 14-kilometer danger zone ng Bulkang Taal, ayon sa pulisya. Read more »
Think tank: Long-term solution required to improve PH post-disaster response Kristine Sabillo, ABS-CBN NewsUpdated as of Jan 22 06:30 PM In a country regularly beset with natural disasters, IBON Foundation says government must come up with a more intricate system to mitigate their effects. Read more »
Agriculture exec urges Taal residents to pawn livestock April Rafales, ABS-CBN NewsPosted at Jan 22 05:54 PM The Department of Agriculture encouraged owners of livestock that were affected by the Taal volcano eruption to pawn their animals to the DA Taal Livestock Care Emergency Operations Center for half the market value instead of selling them to traders for cheap. Read more »
Kaysa baratin: Livestock ng Taal evacuees puwedeng isangla sa DA ABS-CBN NewsPosted at Jan 22 05:15 PM "Pag okay na sila at may pera na sila, puwede na nilang tubusin for the same price," sabi ni Department of Agriculture Assistant Secretary Noel Reyes. Read more »
Klase sa ilang Tagaytay school simula na ulit sa Huwebes ABS-CBN NewsUpdated as of Jan 22 07:32 PM Balik-eskuwela na sa Huwebes, Enero 23, ang mga estudyante sa 9 na paaralan sa Tagaytay City matapos maantala ang klase dahil sa pag-albroto ng Bulkang Taal. Read more »
Saving Amadeo's coffee George Calvelo, ABS-CBN NewsUpdated as of Jan 22 06:48 PM Sophia Bedua, 61, harvests coffee at a farm damaged by ashfall from Taal volcano in Amadeo, Cavite on Wednesday. Read more »
A little help Jonathan Cellona, ABS-CBN NewsPosted at Jan 22 04:18 PM A woman teaches her child to stand up and walk on her own while staying at an evacuation center in Barangay Mabini, Lipa, Batangas on Wednesday. Read more »
Classes to resume in some Tagaytay schools, businesses reopen Bianca Dava, ABS-CBN NewsPosted at Jan 22 04:10 PM Despite a standing Alert level 4 in Taal Volcano, more business establishments have reopened and classes will soon resume in Tagaytay City, nearly 2 weeks after the volcano's eruption. Read more »
Calabarzon top cop warns Talisay vice-mayor: Pag maraming namatay, iaalay kita sa bulkan ABS-CBN NewsUpdated as of Jan 22 03:54 PM The regional police chief of Calabarzon on Tuesday urged the vice mayor of Talisay, Batangas to heed the call of state seismology bureau Phivolcs of barring its residents from their homes due to the threat posed by the Taal Volcano. Read more »
LG gives free laundry to Taal evacuees in Batangas, Cavite ABS-CBN NewsPosted at Jan 22 02:42 PM LG Philippines said it sent 10 heavy duty washing machines to evacuation centers in affected areas to service hundreds of people who were displaced by Taal's volcanic activity. Read more »