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Screenshot of Phivolcs footage of active degassing from Kanlaon’s summit crater on Thursday.*There were 337 volcanic earthquakes at Kanlaon Volcano and its sulfur dioxide (SO2) gas emission reached its highest at 11,556 tons on Wednesday, Sept. 11, raising the possibility of a magmatic eruption, the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) reported.The volcanic earthquakes increased by 49 from 288 reported on Tuesday.“The public is reminded that Alert Level 2 (increasing unrest) prevails over Kanlaon, but that current activity may lead to eruptive unrest and an increase in the Alert Level,” Phivolcs said.“The public is strongly advised to be ready and vigilant,” it added.La Carlota City and La Castellana in Negros Occidental and Canlaon City in Neg...

Hundreds of residents in critical barangays within the four-kilometer danger zone of Mt. Kanlaon in Canlaon City, Negros Oriental, are now housed in evacuation centers.*Hundreds of residents in critical villages near Mt. Kanlaon in Canlaon City, Negros Oriental, have evacuated as the volcano continues to pose an imminent threat with its increased seismic activity.Edna Lhou Masicampo, Canlaon City information officer-designate, said that as of Wednesday morning, 92 families, totaling 301 individuals, are now at evacuation centers with some of them staying with relatives.The evacuees are from barangays Masulog, Pula, Malaiba, and Lumapao, all situated in the 4-kilometer radius permanent danger zone of Mt. Kanlaon.Masicampo said the local government has provided food packs, k...

Kanlaon Volcano as seen from La Castellana, Negros Occidental, where classes have been suspended.*Romeo Subaldo photoLocal government units in Negros Island are on alert for a possible Kanlaon Volcano eruption after it was rocked by 288 volcano-tectonic (VT) earthquakes from Monday to Tuesday.The increase in the VT activity at Kanlaon strongly indicates progressive rock-fracturing beneath the volcano as rising magma drives a path towards the surface, the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) warned on Tuesday.Volcanic sulfur dioxide (SO2) gas emission from the summit crater was 9,985 tons on Tuesday, Phivolcs also reported.It was the highest emission from the volcano recorded since instrumental gas monitoring began, it said.Mayor Jose Chubasc...

The restive Kanlaon Volcano.*Richard Malihan photoVolcanic sulfur dioxide (SO2) gas emission from the summit crater of Kanlaon Volcano reached 6,367 tons on Saturday, August 24, the   Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) announced.This is the third highest emission from the volcano recorded this year and since instrumental gas monitoring began, it said.SO2 fumes were also reported in several barangays of Murcia, Negros Occidental, on Saturday, Phivolcs said.The strong degassing activity from the volcano’s summit crater generated voluminous steam-rich plumes that rose 700 meters before drifting north, it added.Volcanic earthquakes activity persists at an average of nine a day at Kanlaon, Phivolcs also said.Real-time ground deformat...

Kanlaon Volcano as seen from La Castellana, Negros Occidental, on Monday, August 12.*Ronnie Baldonado photoKanlaon Volcano emitted 7,307 tons of sulfur dioxide (SO2) gas from its summit crater on Tuesday, August 13, its highest since instrumental gas monitoring began, the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) reported.Kanlaon has been degassing increased concentrations of volcanic SO2 this year at an average of 1,273 tons a day prior to its June 3 eruption. But since then its current average has been 3,102 tons and nine volcanic earthquakes a day, Phivolcs said.“The public is reminded that Alert Level 2 (increasing unrest) prevails over Kanlaon. This means that there is current unrest driven by shallow magmatic processes with increased chances of leadin...