The Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines (CAAP) said on Monday, June 6, that the newly-constructed Bicol International Airport and other airports near the Bulusan Volcano are safe following the phreatic eruption on Sunday that triggered ash falls in some areas of Sorsogon and Albay. In a sta
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No Bicol Region airports were damaged by the recent eruption of Mount Bulusan in Sorsogon province, the Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines (CAAP) said Monday.
“I know that the situation may also be difficult for our police personnel because their lives can also be at risk, but they have shown genuine service by way of monitoring and responding to this unfortunate event,” PNP officer in charge, Police Lt. Gen. Vicente Danao Jr. said.
Bulusan Volcano in Sorsogon(Photo courtesy of Noni Enolva) MANILA - All government airports in the Bicol region did not suffer any damage from the recent ash emission and phreatic eruption of Mt. Bulusan in Sorsogon, the Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines (CAAP) said Monday. In a statement, CAAP Area V Manager Cynthia Tumanut said the agency remains "vigilant and alert" for incidents resulting from the volcano's activity. "Operations in our airports with commercial flights have remained unhampered as well," Tumanut said. These seven airports include Bulan Airport, Sorsogon Airport, Daet Airport, Masbate Airport, Naga Airport, Virac Airport, and Bicol International Airport. To date, the CAAP has updated its Notice to Airmen to B1507/22 prohibiting the entry to the volcano's four-kilometer permanent danger zone after the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology raised its alert on Mt. Bulusan to level 1. It also prohibited aircraft to op