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Phivolcs downgrades Kanlaon alert status to Level 1

Jan 12, 2019 - 2:38 PM

Phivolcs says it lowered the alert status of the volcano as 'no magmatic eruption is foreseen in the immediate future'

MOUNT KANLAON. A view of Mount Kanlaon from La Castellana town, Negros Occidental, on November 17, 2017. Photo courtesy of Rollanie Redil

Negros Occidental updates preps as Mt Kanlaon remains on Alert Level 2

Jul 14, 2018 - 3:29 PM

Provincial disaster risk management officials say there is no cause for alarm yet but local communities should always be prepared for a 'worst case scenario'

MOUNT KANLAON. Negros Occidental prepares for worst case scenario€™ as Mount Kanlaon remains on Alert Level 2. Photo by Marchel Espina/Rappler

Mount Kanlaon remains restive, records 1,217 quakes in 24 hours

Dec 15, 2017 - 2:05 PM

Mount Kanlaon is still on Alert Level 2, which means the volcano is undergoing a moderate level of unrest

MOUNT KANLAON. A view of Mount Kanlaon from La Castellana town, Negros Occidental, on November 17, 2017. Photo courtesy of Rollanie Redil

Mount Kanlaon spews ash

Dec 10, 2017 - 3:18 PM

This comes a day after a low-energy phreatic, or steam-driven, eruption occurred in the volcano

ACTIVE MOUNTAIN. Mount Kanlaon in an undated photograph. Photo from Wikimedia Commons

Negros Occidental town suspends classes as Mount Kanlaon emits sulfur fumes

Nov 18, 2017 - 3:01 PM

Authorities say residents in La Castellana town complained about the odor coming from the active volcano, which remains on Alert Level 2

MOUNT KANLAON. A view of Mount Kanlaon from La Castellana town, Negros Occidental, on November 17, 2017. Photo courtesy of Rollanie Redil

Mount Kanlaon now on Alert Level 2

Nov 15, 2017 - 1:14 PM

The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology raises the alert level after it recorded 279 volcanic earthquakes in the past 24 hours

TREKKERS WELCOME. Mount Kanlaon is again open to trekkers. Photo from Wikimedia Commons

After 3 years, Mount Kanlaon reopens trails

Jul 13, 2017 - 7:48 PM

Trekkers can now climb Mount Kanlaon after the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology lowered the alert status of the active volcano to normal status

TREKKERS WELCOME. Mount Kanlaon is again open to trekkers. Photo from Wikimedia Commons

3 Negros Occidental LGUs affected by Kanlaon ashfall

Jun 19, 2016 - 9:13 AM

Mount Kanlaon remains under Alert Level 1 status which means it is at an abnormal condition and is in period of current unrest

ERUPTION. Mount Kanlaon erupts on Saturday, June 18. Photo from Twitter user @iamlazelot

Mount Kanlaon erupts anew

Jun 18, 2016 - 10:29 AM

UPDATED The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology reports Mount Kanlaon s phreatic explosion at 9:19 am Saturday

ERUPTION. Mount Kanlaon erupts on Saturday, June 18. Photo from Twitter user @iamlazelot

Mount Kanlaon ashfall affects 5 Negros Occidental LGUs

Mar 31, 2016 - 10:38 PM

The chief of the Provincial Disaster Management Program Division says ashfall is reported in Salvador Benedicto in the First District; Bago City La Carlota City and Pontevedra in the Fourth District; and La Castellana in the Fifth District

ACTIVE. Mount Kanlaon in Negros Oriental erupts on March 29, 2016, barely 3 months since its last eruption. Photo courtesy of Jean Amoguis

Mount Kanlaon remains on Alert Level 1 after eruption

Mar 30, 2016 - 11:21 AM

Local authorities say there is no need to evacuate residents at the moment but task groups have been activated for security evacuation and medical response

ACTIVE. Mount Kanlaon in Negros Oriental erupts on March 29, 2016, barely 3 months since its last eruption. Photo courtesy of Jean Amoguis

Mount Kanlaon erupts anew

Mar 29, 2016 - 7:22 PM

UPDATED It has been barely 3 months since Mount Kanlaon in the province of Negros Oriental last erupted

ACTIVE. Mount Kanlaon in Negros Oriental erupts on March 29, 2016, barely 3 months since its last eruption. Photo courtesy of Jean Amoguis

Negrenses urged to wear masks, stay home after Kanlaon ash eruption

Dec 27, 2015 - 8:56 PM

The provincial disaster management office in Negros Occidental says the ash fall is carcinogenic and can also trigger asthma and pulmonary problems

ASH ERUPTION. Filipino farmers harvest sugar canes with a backdrop of Mount Kanlaon partly covered by cloud at remote village of Masulog, in the town of Canlaon on November 26, 2015. File photo by Jo Haresh/EPA

Huge fire in Mt Kanlaon blamed on 'illegal trekkers'

Apr 13, 2015 - 8:04 PM

Two underaged boys are suspected of causing a fire that burned 29 hectares of lush Mount Kanlaon a protected area and favorite mountaineering destination

SCORCHED. A fire consumes 29 hectares of Margaha Valley in Mount Kanlaon, one of the mountain's most famous features. Photo by Cecil Morella