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Philippines warns of Taal volcano eruption, calls on people to evacuate

July 02, 2021 -

According to a PHIVOLCS bulletin issued July 2, a short-lived phreatomagmatic eruption – caused by the interaction of magma and water – occurred on the afternoon of July 1. A column of dark gray smoke that rose 1,000 meters followed the eruption. The bulletin added that magma located at the volcano's main crater "could drive explosive eruptions."

Speaking to the Manila Times, PHIVOLCS Director Renato Solidum Jr. further explained the heightened alert level at Taal. "This ...

Marine life in one of the most biodiverse waters in the Philippines not spared from horrors of plastic pollution

August 28, 2019 -

Single-use plastics pollute one of the most biodiverse waters in the world

In 2006, the Verde Island Passage in Batangas City was crowned the "Center of the Center of Marine Shorefish Biodiversity" by a team of marine conservationists. Many people consider the strait a diver's paradise because it has one of the highest concentrations of marine species in the world. It is home to 1,700 species of fish and 338 types of corals, as well as several species of sharks and sea ...

Coronavirus vaccination drives in the Philippines turn into possible super-spreader events

August 16, 2021 -

Many vaccination sites across the Metro Manila region and nearby provinces on Thursday, Aug. 5, grappled with an unprecedented turnout of people desperate to receive a dose of coronavirus (COVID-19) vaccine a day before the start of hard lockdown.

"Let us not make vaccination a super-spreader [event]," presidential spokesperson Harry Roque told a media briefing. "It should save lives, not endanger lives."

Metro Manila, which spans 16 cities, is under enhanced community ...