Tag: kanlaon

Jun132024 by Nanette GuadalquiverNo Comments

Social workers receive ‘thank you’ cards from Kanlaon displaced kids

Two of the “thank you” cards received by the social workers* For helping displaced families cope with the impact of the eruption of Mt. Kanlaon, government social workers received “thank you” letters from children staying in one of the evacuation centers in La Castellana, Negros Occidental. Since the active volcano in Negros Island erupted on June 3, more than 4,000 individuals have been evacuated in the central Negros town, and social workers of the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) led in facilitating proper camp management and providing psychosocial intervention to affected adults and children. May Rago-Castillo, information officer of DSWD 6 (Western Visayas), underscored the value of social workers in disaster response, in this case, the erupti...

Jun112024 by Romeo SubaldoNo Comments

Phivolcs naga paandam batuk sa lahar kag mud flow gikan sa bulkan Kanlaon

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Phivolcs naga paandam sa mga banwa kag siudad malapit sa bulkan Kanlaon nga mag ulu-aligmat batuk sa lahar kag mud flow. Bangud maulanon na ang panahon, dako ang posibilidad sang pagluntad sang lahar gikan sa bulkan Kanlaon.Suno sa kay Ma. Antonia Bornas, ang chief sang volcano monitoring sang PHIVOLCS, delikado ang lahar ilabi kun may dala nga mga bato kag mga kahoy.Ang malapuyot nga daw gina mix nga semento nga gikan sa bulkan parehos sang natabo sa Biak na Bato sa La Castellana amo ang gina tumod nga lahar samtang ang tubig naman nga may upod nga abu nga makita sa mga suba kada mag ulan amo naman ang muddy stream flow.Balantayan suno sa kay Bornas ang lahar kay mahimo ini nga magsaka sa mga taytay, magpang guba sang mga balay kag may mga kaupod ini nga mga bato kag ka...

Jun102024 by Carla P. GomezNo Comments

Phivolcs: Kanlaon highly dangerous, hope for best but prepare for worst

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Kanlaon Volcano as seen during an aerial survey on Monday, June 10.*Richard Malihan photo“Hope for the best, but prepare for the worst.” That was the advice of Teresito C. Bacolcol, Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) director, at a briefing on the current restive state of Kanlaon Volcano in Negros Island that remains at Alert Level 2. Bacolcol and Ma. Antonia Bornas, Phivolcs chief science research specialist, briefed Gov. Eugenio Jose Lacson on the state of the volcano, which erupted on June 3, at the Capitol in Bacolod City Monday afternoon. Kanlaon remains highly dangerous with a very high possibility of follow up phreatic and magmatic eruptions, Bornas said. She pointed out that the v...

Jun102024 by Romeo SubaldoNo Comments

Phivolcs: Liwat nga paglupok sang bulkan Kanlaon posible

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ajcEoE0aK7MLiwat nga paglupok sang Kanlaon posible suno sa Phivolcs. Mga LGU sa palibot sang bulkan ginapahanda.

Jun92024 by Carla P. GomezNo Comments

Kanlaon sulfur emission increases; It smells like rotten eggs – mayor

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Kanlaon Volcano after its moderately explosive eruption on June 3.*Romeo Subaldo photo Kanlaon Volcano is emitting heavy sulfurous odor that smells similar to rotten eggs. Residents in some villages close to Kanlaon Volcano reported the strong odor late Saturday, La Castellana Mayor Rhummyla Nicor Mangilimutan said on Sunday, June 9. About 4,000 La Castellana residents are in evacuation centers with another Kanlaon Volcano eruption still possible. The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) at 9:30 p.m. Saturday issued a notice of elevated volcanic sulfur dioxide (SO2) gas emission from the summit crater of Kanlaon based on its campaign Flyspec measurements at 4,397 tons. This is the highest emission this year measured ...

Jun82024 by Mark L. GarciaNo Comments

NPA, gov’t troops help residents in Kanlaon area

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The Philippine Army’s 79th Infantry Battalion soldiers delivering aid.*Philippine Army and New People’s Army troops are both helping villagers affected by the eruption of Kanlaon Volcano.The PA and NPA, in separate statements, pledged to assist affected residents.The NPA’s Leonardo Panaligan Command Central Negros Guerilla Front, in a press statement, said it has tasked all its militia units to serve the masses while observing an active defense amid the calamity.The NPA also called on various organizations, including the Church and non-government organizations, to take steps to help the residents in Central Negros affected by the eruption.The 62nd Infantry Battalion of the Philippine Army has been conducting Humanitarian Assistance and Disaster R...

Jun72024 by Carla P. GomezNo Comments

SRA: Kanlaon ash damage to sugarcane fields minimal

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sugarcane field near Kanlaon Volcano*The Sugar Regulatory Administration on Friday, June 7, assured that the damage to sugarcane fields caused by the Kanlaon Volcano eruption is very minimal.The rain is helping neutralize the acidity of the volcanic ash, SRA Administrator Pablo Luis Azcona said in a report released to the media on Friday, June 7.The SRA on Tuesday had sent out research teams to conduct soil and leaf sampling of ash affected areas, as well as assess potential damage to sugarcane fields.Farmers are out in the fields continuing to replant the El Niño damaged sugarcane and its business as usual for them, Azcona said on Friday.He also reiterated that the SRA Disaster Committee met on Tuesday and he approved the use of P2.5 million of their cor...

Jun72024 by Carla P. GomezNo Comments

House Speaker delivering aid to Kanlaon affected areas: Albee

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The Department of Social Welfare and Development said 10,000 Family Food Packs have arrived for residents affected by the Kanlaon Volcano eruption.*DSWD photoBacolod Mayor Alfredo Abelardo “Albee” Benitez on Thursday, June 6, said House Speaker Martin Romualdez may visit areas in Negros Occidental, affected by the Kanlaon Volcano eruption.Romualdez earlier said he is expediting the release of P40 million worth of government aid for residents affected by Kanlaon’s eruption. He is coordinating with the Department of Social Welfare and Development and the Department of Labor and Employment for the allocation of P20 million each under the Ayuda para SA Kapos ang Kita Program (AKAP) and the Tulong Panghanapbuhay sa Ating Disadvantaged/Displaced Workers (TU...

Jun72024 by Carla P. GomezNo Comments

Kanlaon blast damages P9.9M in crops, contaminates water

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Contaminated water in Barangay Cabacungan, La Castellana.*Brgy Cabacungan FB page photoThe Kanlaon Volcano eruption on Monday has damaged P9.9 million in crops, hurt the “vegetable basket of the Visayas” and contaminated water sources, officials said on Thursday, June 6. Negros Occidental Governor Eugenio Jose Lacson said the volcano’s eruption has caused P9,992,556.35 in damage to crops. Damaged by ash fall were rice - P1,368,956.35, corn – P122,250 and high value commercial crops - P8,501,350, he said. The governor said water in rivers and streams have also been affected by volcanic waste and sulfur in La Castellana and La Carlota City in Negros Occidental. “The lack of drinking water is a major area of concern”, he said. ...

Jun62024 by Nico DelfinNo Comments

Pagsuksok sang face mask ginapanugyan tungod sang smog epekto sang paglupok sang Mt. Kanlaon

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Smog ukon ang nagsamo nga aso kag fog gikan sa Mt.Kanlaon ang nakalab-ot na sa Bacolod.Gani pagsuksok sang face mask labi nga ginapangabay sa publiko.Halos nalikop na sang manipis nga smog ang pila ka mga lugar sa Bacolod.Nag-gwa sa pagpang-usisa sang katapo sang Bacolod City Disaster Risk Reduction Management Office nga ang nagsamo nga aso kag fog nga nasiplatan halin kahapon ang epekto sang pag-alburoto sang Mt. Kanlaon.Ginsiling ni DRRMO head Dr Anna Maria Laarni Pornan, sarang maka-apekto sa ikaayong lawas ang smog ilabi na sa mga nagabatyag sang respiratory related illness.Gani panugyan niya ang liwat nga pag-gamit sang facemask agud mapangapinan ang ikaayong lawas batuk sa smog.Nagligad lang man nga inadlaw sang mapanimahuan ang asupre sa pila ka mga bara...