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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 ...

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  ...

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...

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...

Possible further unrest at Kanlaon Volcano likely, PHIVOLCS says.*Ronnie Baldonado photoThe Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (PHIVOLCS) on Friday, July 21, issued a notice of increased seismic activity at Kanlaon Volcano and warned of possible further unrest.A total 35 volcano-tectonic or VT earthquakes were recorded by the Kanlaon Volcano Network between 10 p.m. Thursday, July 20, and 9:06 a.m. Friday, July 21, PHIVOLCS said.These earthquakes ranged in energy from ML0.9 to ML2.3 and occurred at depths of 12 to 15 kilometers beneath the summit crater, it said.While monitoring parameters in the past months have been consistent with shallow hydrothermal activity driven by degassing of deeper magma, ongoing VT earthquake activity indicates that fracturing at ...