Activating the Community’s Disaster Preparedness Ability

The Escopa 3 – Volunteer Barangay Emergency Response Team (VBERT) is living proof that Barangay Escopa 3 is a place full of people with a heart of service for others. Since its establishment in 2015, the volunteer organization has been actively working with the barangay administration in building a comprehensive disaster management system for the safety of their community. “Our...

Taal Volcano Situation Report #4 July 10, 2021 9:00 PM

Situation Overview • On July 08, five (5) short phreatomagmatic bursts was seen. Taal Volcano also produced short jetted plumes that rose up to 700 meters above the Main Crater Lake. It has also recorded sixty-one (61) volcanic earthquakes, with five (5) explosion-type earthquakes, twenty-four (24) low frequency volcanic earthquakes, twenty-one (21) volcanic tremor events having durations of two (2)...

Taal Volcano Situation Report #3 July 07, 2021 9:00 PM

Situation Overview • Almost a week after a series of phreatomagmatic eruptions was observed in Taal on July 1, along with this, the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (PHIVOLCS) maintains Alert Level 3 over Taal Volcano because of its activity. The authority called for the prompt evacuation of thousands of people living in barangays situated within the 7-kilometer danger...

Taal Volcano Situation Report #1 July 02, 2021 2:00 PM

Situation Overview • On June 28-29, 2021: the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (PHIVOLCS) reported high sulphur dioxide (SO2) emission coming from the Taal volcano in the province of Batangas, CALABARZON Region, approximately 70km (45 miles) south of Central Manila. On June 28, the SO2 emission averaged 14, 326 tonnes/day –the highest ever recorded in Taal. • On July...