LEGAZPI, Philippines--A gentle eruption of the Philippines’ most active volcano that has forced nearly 18,000 people to flee to emergency shelters could last for months and create a protracted ...

Ashfall was reported and pyroclastic density currents or PDCs descended the slopes of the volcano. The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (PHIVOLCS) said that Kanlaon Volcano may ...

MANILA--A small volcano in a scenic lake near the Philippine capital blew a white plume of steam and ash 1.5 kilometers into the sky in a brief but powerful explosion Saturday, prompting ...

BACOLOD CITY, Philippines — State seismologists have noted a significant increase in the ground swelling and pressurization at Kanlaon Volcano on ... in the PDC hazard map.

Taal Volcano erupted on January 12 ... the capital of the Philippines. The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology has announced a Alert Level 4, indicating “a hazardous explosion ...

MANILA (Xinhua): At least 1,624 people displaced by the unrest of the most active Mayon volcano in the Philippines have suffered from acute respiratory infections, the Philippines' Department of ...

The Ring of Fire is home to 75% of the world's volcanoes and 90% of its earthquakes ... Indian, Australian, Philippine, and other smaller plates, which all encircle the large Pacific Plate.

Prompt and accurate monitoring data to enable appropriate disaster response The Philippines is in a Western Pacific Plate subduction zone. As in the case of Japan, earthquake and volcano disasters ...