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Taal eruption served as 'dry-run' for Batangas residents now facing COVID-19 crisis

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Updated as of Mar 19 10:51 PM

Batangas Governor Hermilando Mandanas said residents of the province severely affected by Taal's eruption were able to "accumulate" and store lots of food donated by various people and groups. Read more »

Release of calamity assistance pushed

George Calvelo, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Feb 21 05:20 PM

Overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) with families affected by the Taal Volcano eruption troop to the Overseas Workers Welfare Administration (OWWA) Regional Office in Calamba, Laguna to apply for calamity assistance, February 21, 2020. Claimants with relatives currently working abroad expect to receive P3,000 as livelihood assistance while those inactive (returned OFWs) shall receive Php 1,500. The amounts will be distributed on April 7. Read more »

Gov't maintains GDP forecast despite coronavirus, Taal threats: finance chief

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Feb 04 07:52 PM

The Department of Agriculture has been enforcing strict biosecurity measures, quarantine checkpoints and disinfection facilities to contain and control the spread of ASF, the DOF said. A total of 193,350 pigs were culled, which led to losses for swine breeders in decline in hog production, it said.  Read more »

Some Taal Volcano eruption evacuees afraid to return home

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Feb 01 12:10 AM

Hundreds of residents displaced by the Taal Volcano eruption will have to move out of schools used as evacuation centers before classes resume next week. Read more »

EU donates P42 million to families hit by Taal Volcano eruption

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jan 31 02:09 PM

The European Union (EU) has donated €750,000 (P42 million) in humanitarian aid to the victims of the Taal Volcano eruption. Read more »

Mayors ask Batangas governor where cash donations went

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jan 31 12:26 AM

Towns in Batangas province are struggling to recover from the devastating effects of the Taal Volcano's eruption. Read more »

Tagaytay seeks to reopen tourist spots by February

Anjo Bagaoisan, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jan 30 10:41 PM

Workers displaced from affected spots like the People’s Park have a vested interest as the city tries to win back tourists following the eruption of Taal Volcano. Read more »

Phivolcs: Taal still unsafe as magma remains 5 km below crater

Katrina Domingo, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jan 30 03:50 PM

The Taal Volcano island remains unsafe as magma was monitored 5 kilometers below the volcano's crater, Philippine Institute for Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) chief Renato Solidum said Thursday, days after the agency said there was a decreased tendency towards a hazardous eruption. Read more »

Barako coffee at risk of extinction due to Taal eruption

Davinci Maru, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jan 30 07:45 AM

It's a bitter reality Filipino coffee lovers may have to swallow.   Read more »

Lawmaker says Taal crisis recovery efforts has to be holistic

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jan 29 03:13 PM

Leyte Rep. Lucy Torres-Gomez, who heads the House Committee on Disaster Management, said Wednesday that rehabilitation and recovery efforts for those affected by the Taal Volcano eruption have to be holistic. Read more »

Visiting Agoncillo after Taal’s eruption

Val Cuenca, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jan 28 06:56 PM

An aerial view of damaged structures in Agoncillo, Batangas in this photo taken on Tuesday.  Read more »

Taal evacuees start returning to ash-coated homes as danger remains

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jan 28 01:25 PM

A thick carpet of ash over homes and roads on Tuesday welcomed back residents who returned from evacuation centers following the eruption of Taal Volcano as it remained restive despite a downgraded alert level, authorities said.  Read more »

THE DAY IN PHOTOS: January 27, 2020

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jan 28 12:02 AM

Here are the day's big stories in photos. Read more »

Homeward bound

Jonathan Cellona, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jan 27 10:41 PM

A tricycle bearing the message “Taal victims from Lemery, pauwi na kami” (we’re homeward-bound) traverses the Nasugbu-Tagaytay Road in Batangas on Monday. Read more »

Taal evacuees hesitate to go home after danger alert goes down

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jan 27 11:13 AM

Tens of thousands who fled to evacuation centers due to the eruption of Taal Volcano earlier this month hesitated to return home even after authorities downgraded a danger alert, police said Monday.  Read more »

Residents return home to ash-covered houses

George Calvelo, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jan 26 06:54 PM

Residents returning to Barangay Subic Ilaya in Agoncillo, Batangas, find their homes covered in ash, some already collapsed from the weight, after authorities allowed residents a window of four hours to return to their homes. Read more »

Wash away the ash

George Calvelo, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jan 25 10:31 PM

Residents cleaning their properties take advantage of the rain that softened ash deposits on the roof of their houses in Tagaytay on January 25, 2020. Read more »

Phivolcs: Taal Volcano belches more steam, sulfur dioxide

Davinci Maru, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jan 25 11:50 AM

Taal Volcano spewed an increase amount of steam and sulfur dioxide in the past 24 hours, the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) said Saturday. Read more »

Filipina artist paints images of volcanic devastation using ash

Joseph Campbell and Oscar Abunyawan, Reuters
Posted at Jan 24 06:46 PM

Ash from a rumbling Philippine volcano has inspired an artist and instructor to paint watercolors using the grey powder that had covered the plants in her backyard. Read more »

Vloggers na mangangahas pumunta sa Bulkang Taal binalaan

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jan 24 09:46 PM

Nag-viral kamakailan ang video ng isang lalaking nakatsinelas lang na naglalakad sa volcano island.  Read more »