Located along the Pacific Ring of Fire, the Philippines is highly vulnerable to natural disasters such as earthquakes, volcanic eruptions, as well as typhoons. This extreme susceptibility of the country to life-threatening natural events prompted the One Meralco Foundation (OMF), the social development arm of the Manila Electric Company (Meralco),…
HEIGHTENED ALERT. Taal Volcano emits smoke in a screenshot of a video taken by the Philippine Coast Guard on Saturday morning (March 26, 2022). The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology raised the status of the volcano from Alert Level 2 (increasing unrest) to Alert Level 3 (magmatic unrest) due to magmatic intrusion at the main crater that may result in succeeding eruptions. (Screengrab from PCG) MANILA - The National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (NDRRMC) and its counterpartsin local government units in the Calabarzon Region are closely monitoring the Taal Volcano unrest and have evacuated residents as stronger eruptions may occur. On Saturday morning, the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) raised the volcano status from Alert Level 2 (increasing unrest) to Alert Level 3 (magmatic unrest) due to magmatic intrusion at the main crater that may further drive succeeding eruptions. As of 11 a.m. Saturday, there were already 160 fami