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Jun42024 by Carla P. GomezNo Comments

Kanlaon ashfall may have affected 23,000 hectares of cane land: SRA

Administrator Pablo Luis Azcona convened the SRA ad hoc committee for disaster related incidents in Bacolod City on Tuesday, June 4, after Kanlaon Volcano’s eruption.*SRA photoAbout 23,000 hectares in four mill districts of Negros may have been affected by Kanlaon Volcano’s eruption, the Sugar Regulatory Administration (SRA) reported on Tuesday, June 4. SRA Administrator Pablo Luis Azcona said that he ordered the research and development arm of the agency to prioritize sampling of sugar canes and sugar hit by ashfall from the volcano.Azcona said they will need information on the acidity level of the soil as well as its effects on sugarcane already planted in areas where volcanic ashfall was noted.“We gathered reports from the field of the ...

Jun42024 by Carla P. GomezNo Comments

Kanlaon eruption shows need for NIR, Limkaichong says

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Rep. Jocelyn Sy Limkaichong (right) with Canlaon City Mayor Jose Chubasco Cardenas and Rep. Manuel T. Sagarbarria (l-r) at a press conference in Canlaon City on Tuesday, June 4. Rep. Jocelyn Sy Limkaichong (Neg. Or., 1st District) said on Tuesday, June 4, that the government response to the Kanlaon Volcano eruption shows the need for the Negros Island Region. Limkaichong, at a press conference in Canlaon City, said with Negros Oriental belonging to Region 7 and Negros Occidental to Region 6 a coordinated response is a bit of a challenge. Kanlaon Volcano straddles Negros Occidental and Oriental so its volcanic activity usually affects both provinces. “Hopefully the president will hear out clamor for the NIR to be signed...

Jun42024 by Romeo SubaldoNo Comments

Masobra 500 ka mga pamilya gin-evacuate tuga sang Mt. Kanlaon eruption

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=poe6iskp-eUMasobra 500 ka mga pamilya ang nag evacuate matapos mag alboroto ang Bulkan Kanlaon sang kagabi. Iban nag evacuate sa kakulba. May iban naman nga wala nagbiya sa ila balay.Kag may na aksidente bangud sang ash fall.

Jun42024 by Carla P. GomezNo Comments

Kanlaon Volcano erupts, residents evacuate in fear

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The Kanlaon Volcano phreatic erruption.*Ronnie Nicor photo A phreatic eruption at Kanlaon Volcano produced a voluminous and incandescent plume that rose to 5,000 meters above the vent at 6:51 p.m. Monday night, June 3.Residents said they saw fire coming out of the volcano and lighting during the phreatic explosion causing them to evacuate in fear.Alert Level 2 has been raised over Kanlaon Volcano due to increasing unrest, the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) said.The unrest is driven by shallow magmatic processes that could eventually lead to further explosive eruptions or even precede hazardous magmatic eruption, Phivolcs said.Heavy ash fall and stones have hit areas near the volcano causing low visibility and residents in elevated ar...

May272024 by Barbara MijaresNo Comments

Seismic activity sa Bulkan Kanlaon nag nubo na

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Nag hagan-hagan na karon nga adlaw ang seismic activity sang bulkan Kanlaon.Ini suno kay Mari-Andylene Quintia, ang resident volcanologist sang Kanlaon Volcano Observatory nga nabase sa La Carlota City. Kun ipaangid sa na monitor kahapon suno kay Quintia, subong nga adlaw may na record pa man nga acivity sa bulkan pero nag lie low. Sa report sang Phivolcs kahapon may increased seismic activity sa bulkan. Suno kay Quintia may na monitor sila nga volcanic tectonic earthquake gikan sa west side sang bulkan kag ini ang may kaangtanan sa rock structuring events. Sa advisory kahapon may 24 ka volcanic-tectonic earthquakes ang na-record sa Kanlaon Volcano Network humalin 1:35 sang hapon tubtob 4:30 sang haponSuno kay Quintia subong padayon ang monitoring sa activity sang bu...

May262024 by Carla P. GomezNo Comments

PHIVOLCS: Increased seismic activity at Kanlaon Volcano

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Kanlaon Volcano as seen from La Castellana in Negros Occidental.*Ronnie Baldonado photo The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (PHIVOLCS) issued a notice at 5:15 p.m. Sunday, May 26, of increased seismic activity at Kanlaon Volcano on Negros Island. A total of 24 volcano-tectonic or VT earthquakes had been recorded by the Kanlaon Volcano Network between 1:35 p.m. and 4:30 p.m. on Sunday, PHIVOLCS said. These earthquakes ranged in energy from ML 0.8 to ML 2.3 and occurred at depths of 0 to 6 kilometers beneath the western flank of the Kanlaon volcanic edifice. Volcanic sulfur dioxide (SOz) gas emission from the summit crater has been elevated since January 1, averaging 1,291 ton a day, with the latest SOz measurement on Sunday averaging ...

Mar172024 by Mark L. GarciaNo Comments

Mt. Kanlaon Natural Park fire hits 48.96 hectares: mayor

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The two-day fire at Mt. Kanlaon Natural Park in Negros Occidental hit 48.96 hectares of grass and forest land, La Castellana Mayor Rhummyla Mangilimutan said on Sunday, March 17. The fire started at Purok Pastohan at Biak na Bato Thursday morning and the Bureau of Fire Protection declared the fire out at 12:30 p.m. Friday, March 15. It was initially estimated to have hit 35 hectares. However, the MPNP park superintendent on Saturday reported that the fire hit 48.96 hectares in barangays Biak na Bato and Masulog, 16.78 hectares of which is in the strict protection zone, Mangilimutan said. The grass fire covered 27.09 hectares and the forest fire – 21.87 hectares, she added. The fire ...

Mar152024 by Carla P. GomezNo Comments

Fire hits about 35 hectares at Mt. Kanlaon Natural Park

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The fire at the Mt. Kanlaon Natural Park.*PASU surveillance screengrabA fire that had been raging for two days destroyed grassland and trees in about 35 hectares at the Mt. Kanlaon Natural Park at Barangay Biak na Bato, La Castellana, Negros Occidental, Joan Nathaniel Gerangaya, Provincial Environment and Natural Resources Officer, said Friday, March 15. The fire started at Purok Pastohan at Biak na Bato Thursday morning and the Bureau of Fire Protection declared the fire out at 12:30 p.m. Friday, he said. On Thursday morning they could see smoke coming from the area but the fire became more visible in the evening, he said. The fire hit area was a two-hour climb from the Mt. Kanla-o...

Mar152024 by Digicast Negros StaffNo Comments

Fire hits Mt. Kanlaon

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Screenshot from Janny Zamora’s video of the Mt. Kanlaon grass fire.* A grassfire was ranging in Mt. Kanlaon Thursday night, March 14.The grassfire started at the “Pastohan” in Brgy. Biak na Bato in La Castellana, Negros Occidental, Thursday morning.A video taken by Janny Zamora at 7 p.m. Thursday from Masulog, La Castellana, showed the fire still raging.Canlaon City Councilor Diego Santiago II said Disaster Risk Reduction Management Office personnel and mountaineers went to the area but left as strong winds continued to fan the fire.All operations will resume Friday but the situation is being closely monitored, Irene Bel Ploteña, Negros Occidental Provincial Disaster Management Program Division head, said.They are coordinating with the Office of the Civil Defense fo...

Nov72023 by Digicast Negros StaffNo Comments

Indi pwede maka saka sa crater sang Kanlaon

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Park Superintendent sang Mt. Kanlaon Natural Park naga paandam sa publiko nga indi magpati sa mga trail organizers nga naga pasalig nga maka saka sa crater sang Bulkan Kanlaon.Indi sa gihapon pwede maka sulod sa 4-km permanent danger zone sang bulkan.