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(File photo) MANILA - The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) on Monday lowered Taal Volcano's alert status, from Level 2 (decreased unrest) to Level 1 (low-level unrest). The volcano is still in an abnormal condition and the lowering of alert level status should not be interpreted as the threat of an eruption has disappeared, Phivolcs said. At Alert Level 1, sudden steam-driven or phreatic explosions, volcanic earthquakes, minor ashfall and expulsions of volcanic gas could threaten areas within the Taal Volcano Island (TVI), Taal's permanent danger zone. The lowering of Taal's alert level status was based on parameters such as seismicity, gas emission, main crater observations and ground deformation. From an average of seven volcanic earthquakes a day from January 1 to May 1, Phivolcs did not detect a volcanic quake in Taal since June 13. This means the possibilities of magma intrusion into the main crater have significantly decreased, Phivolcs sa

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