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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 deformati...

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 leading...

The restive Kanlaon Volcano.*Richard Malihan photoThe Office of Civil Defense-Western Visayas (OCD-6) is coordinating with other government agencies to initiate the relocation of residents within the four-kilometer permanent danger zone (PDZ) of Mt. Kanlaon in Negros Island. OCD-6 Regional Director Raul Fernandez, who also chairs the Regional Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (RDRRMC)-6, said on Thursday, July 18, that  the affected local government units (LGUs), including La Castellana, La Carlota City, and Bago City, are willing to comply with such recommendation, but they are facing funding limitations. “One of the challenges is the cost of relocation. Our LGUs cannot afford the budget for that so we are seeking the assistance of the involved nati...

The eruption of Mt. Kanlaon in Negros Island had minimal effect on the June inflation rate for all income households in Negros Occidental, which increased to 4.5 percent from 4.2 percent in May this year, according to the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) on Monday, July 15.PSA-Negros Occidental chief statistical specialist John Campomanes said the increase in the prices of some goods after the volcanic eruption on June 3 was negligible.  “There are some vegetable items affected, but the volcanic eruption itself has no major contribution to inflation because the Department of Trade and Industry implemented an automatic price freeze,” Campomanes said in a press conference held at the PSA Negros Occidental Provincial Statistical Office in Bacolod City.In Negros Occi...

The restive Kanlaon Volcano.*Richard Malihan photoThe  Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) issued a  notice on Monday, July 15,  of ongoing increased ground deformation changes at Kanlaon Volcano that could lead to an eruption. “Considering that volcanic earthquake activity and elevated volcanic SO2 emission persists, the latest changes in ground deformation parameters could further indicate that magmatic intrusion beneath the edifice may be taking place, warning of increased chances of eruptive activity taking place,” Phivolcs said  in its advisory. Ground deformation monitoring of Kanlaon Volcano has been recording a pronounced increase in the inflation or swelling of the edifice for the past month, Phivolcs said.  ...