(PNAfile photo) MANILA - A small-volume lahar flow has been observed in Mount Bulusan, the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) reported early Monday. In an advisory at 1 a.m., Phivolcs said lahar flow began around 7:04 p.m. Sunday. This lasted 54 minutes during a period of thunderstorms over Sorsogon province. "Ocular investigation by the Bulusan Volcano Observatory confirmed thin channel-confined lahar deposits along Calang Creek in Barangay Cogon, Irosin, the major channel draining the southwestern slopes of Bulusan," Phivolcs said. On Monday, Phivolcs said that for the past 24 hours, seven volcanic earthquakes caused by movements or eruptions of magma from the volcano, were recorded. Moderate plume emission reached 150 meters tall; while sulfur dioxide flux was 559 tons on June 26. Alert Level 1 (low-level unrest) remains hoisted over Mount Bulusan. Those living within valleys and along river/stream channels, especially on the southeast, southwest
MOA SIGNING. Representatives of the Mariano Marcos State University led by its President Shirley Agrupis and Ilocos Norte Electric Cooperative General Manager Felino Agdigos sign on Tuesday (June 7, 2022) a memorandum of agreement for the installation of a 20-kilowatt grid-tied solar photovoltaic system. The project is funded through the initiative of Senator Imee Marcos. (Photo by Jeffrey Ronduen, MMSU) LAOAG CITY - Ilocos Norte is looking forward to reducing its carbon footprint and improving its air quality by powering its public schools with solar energy. The solar panels will be initially installed at the rooftop building of the relatively new College of Medicine at the Batac campus of the state-run Mariano Marcos State University (MMSU). In a seven-page memorandum of agreement signed on Tuesday (June 7), the MMSU represented by President Shirley Agrupis, and the Ilocos Norte Electric Cooperative (INEC) represented by General Manager Felino Herbert Agdigos, agreed that INEC will i
FARMERS FESTIVAL. The city of Batac, Ilocos Norte on Monday (May 16, 2022) says it is once again hosting its annual farmers' festival. The festival is now on its 13th year of honoring the men and women in the city's agriculture industry. (City Government of Batac FB page) BATAC CITY - Officials and residents in the city of Batac, Ilocos Norte are once again showing their gratitude to their farmers through a weeklong festivity that includes activities like vlogging and doing TikTok challenges. Hosted by the city government of Batac and led by reelected Mayor Albert D. Chua, the week-long farmers festival will kick off on Tuesday, May 17, with a thanksgiving mass at the Immaculate Conception Parish in Batac City. "Agriculture remains as a major source of livelihood of Batacquenos hence, it is just fitting to recognize the hardworking men and women farmers who ensure there is enough food on the table for every home," he said. To encourage farmers to increase their produc
ALERT LEVEL 1. The province of Ilocos Norte remains open to visitors under Alert Level 1. Ilocos Norte will stay under Alert Level 1 from May 16 to 31. (File photo by Leilanie G. Adriano) LAOAG CITY - Restrictions in Ilocos Norte will remain relaxed as the province stays under Alert Level 1 from May 16 to 31, recording only three new cases of the coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19). None of the 26 total active cases is currently admitted to the hospital, according to data from the provincial government. Dr. Josephine Ruedas, provincial health officer of Ilocos Norte, said in an interview Monday booster shots continue to be administered to the more than 600,000 target population. "To ensure our continuous protection, we need to have our booster shots," she said. Meanwhile, all schools in the province started progressive in-person classes on Monday. Under the guidelines, the Interagency Task Force on Infectious Diseases said there are no restrictions in terms of indoor and outd