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Jun52024 by Carla P. GomezNo Comments

Evacuees told not to go home, Kanlaon eruptions still likely

Negros Occidental Gov. Eugenio Jose Lacson, accompanied by Mayor Rhummyla Nicor Mangilimutan , visits an evacuation center in La Castellana Wednesday morning.*Richard Malihan photoMore than a thousand residents remained in evacuation centers in La Carlota City and La Castellana, Negros Occidental, on Wednesday, June 5, amid fears that Kanlaon Volcano could still erupt. Negros Occidental Gov. Eugenio Jose Lacson said the evacuees from villages at the foot of the volcano have been asked to remain in the evacuation centers while Alert Level 2 remains over Kanlaon. “We are waiting for it to be downgraded to Alert Level 1” so residents can go home, he said. Although Kanlaon has quieted down following the volcano’s eruption...

Jun52024 by Digicast NegrosNo Comments

Acidity detected in sugar lands following Kanlaon eruption

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Dave Sanson, SRA Board Member representing the planters, joined the team that assessed the affected areas* The volcanic ash fall caused by the eruption of Kanlaon Volcano on Monday night has increased the level of acidity in both the sugar cane leaves and ground soil in affected areas, the Sugar Regulatory Administration reported on Wednesday, June 5. The pH level which is used to indicate the level of acidity showed a 4.14 pH on sugar cane leaves and 5.06 pH in the soil the morning after the ash fall, both results indicating acidity as compared to the 6.48 pH of the ground testing last week, it said. SRA Administrator Pablo Luis Azcona said “the pH level of 7 is neutral but years of tilling sugar fields has affected our soil and the...

Jun52024 by Carla P. GomezNo Comments

State of calamity up in 2 LGUs, Kanlaon Volcano calms down

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A calm Kanlaon Volcano as seen from Canlaon City on Tuesday morning.* Romeo Subaldo photo Kanlaon Volcano calmed down on Tuesday, June 4, after an eruption that drove 1,504 residents to evacuate from three cities and three towns in Negros Island on Monday.The Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines (CAAP) canceled flights to and from the Bacolod Silay Airport following the explosion that caused 1,501 to be stranded. Flights resumed at 11 a.m. on Tuesday, CAAP said.Mayors Jose Chubasco Cardenas of Canlaon City, Negros Oriental, and Rhummyla Nicor Mangilimutan of La Castellana town, Negros Occidental, said they declared a state of calamity on Tuesday to enable them to adequately respond to the eruption’s effects on the livelihoods of their constituents.Cardenas...

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 Carla P. GomezNo Comments

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

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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 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 ...