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Alert on Taal Volcano down to level 1
We interrupt your daily COVID-19 news feed for a spot of good news: state seismologists today lowered Taal Volcano’s alert to level 1. More than two months after the volcano’s eruption, and after some four weeks at alert level 2 (indicating decreased unrest), the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (PHIVOLCS) has lowered Taal’s alert ...
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Sizzling heat in the days ahead, state weather bureau forecasts
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Schools begin to reopen in Tagaytay as Taal’s fury subsides
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‘He was wearing slippers’: State volcanologists alarmed by dangerous stunt in viral vlog
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‘When we went back on the road, we realized that was a mistake’: Photog recounts group’s escape from Taal eruption
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‘Hazardous explosion possible’: Alert level 4 still in effect after Taal Volcano blankets Luzon towns in ash
The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (PHIVOLCS) announced this morning that an alert level 4 remains over Taal Volcano, the underwater volcano in Batangas...
Death toll of Christmas typhoon climbs to 28
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3-year-old boy among 9 killed by Christmas typhoon as it pummels Visayas islands
A 3-year-old boy was among at least nine people killed after Typhoon Phanfone (local name Ursula) made landfall in Eastern Samar on Christmas Eve, while several people remain...
Child among four killed, dozens injured as 6.9-magnitude quake jolts Davao
A 6-year-old girl was among at least four people killed, while several dozen were injured as a strong 6.9-magnitude earthquake hit Davao del Sur and parts of Mindanao on Sunday...
‘When I stopped the earthquake, they got angry’ : Pastor Quiboloy explains why he didn’t stop Typhoon Kammuri
Kingdom of Jesus church founder and controversial televangelist Apollo Quiboloy yesterday revealed that he didn’t stop Typhoon Kammuri from pummeling the country this week...