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Phivolcs Director Renato Solidum Jr. (File photo) MANILA - The Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines (CAAP) and the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) on Monday both advised the public to stay away from the Bulusan Volcano in Sorsogon, following its eruption on Sunday. CAAPsaid pilots should refrain from passing near the volcano, and should fly 10,000 feet above when passing the area. "Distance from ground to air space should be 10,000 feet. This covers only (within the) radius of the Bulusan Volcano and not the entire Bicol Region," CAAP spokesperson Eric Apolonio said. He said CAAP based its notice to airmen (NOTAM) from the alert level that the Phivolcs hoisted over the Bulusan Volcano. Mount Bulusan has been under Alert Level 1 (low level unrest) since Sunday, after it spewed a thick plume past 10:30 a.m., causing ash falls in some areas of Sorsogon. "Yesterday, the NOTAM (advised the pilots to fly the aircraft) 18,000 feet from the s
Phivolcs Director Renato Solidum Jr. (File photo) MANILA - The Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines (CAAP) and the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) on Monday both advised the public to stay away from the Bulusan Volcano in Sorsogon, following its eruption on Sunday. CAAPsaid pilots should refrain from passing near the volcano, and should fly 10,000 feet above when passing the area. "Distance from ground to air space should be 10,000 feet. This covers only (within the) radius of the Bulusan Volcano and not the entire Bicol Region," CAAP spokesperson Eric Apolonio said. He said CAAP based its notice to airmen (NOTAM) from the alert level that the Phivolcs hoisted over the Bulusan Volcano. Mount Bulusan has been under Alert Level 1 (low level unrest) since Sunday, after it spewed a thick plume past 10:30 a.m., causing ash falls in some areas of Sorsogon. "Yesterday, the NOTAM (advised the pilots to fly the aircraft) 18,000 feet from the s