Alert Level 3 raised over Mayon: ‘Hazardous eruption’ possible

By Charles Dantes, Rio N. Araja, Vince Lopez and Joel E. Zurbano

VOLCANOLOGISTS on Thursday raised the alert level status on Mayon Volcano from a 2 to 3 due to the steady increase of rockfall and an “increased tendency towards a hazardous eruption.”

Hundreds of families living around Mount Mayon in central Albay province are expected to be moved to safer areas after the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) raised the alarm that an eruption could be days or weeks away.

President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. assured the public the government is doing the necessary preparations and watching closely the ongoing restiveness of Mayon as well as Taal volcano. “Right now, what we are doing is

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LIKELY. This handout photo shows Mayon Volcano spewing white smoke as seen from Legazpi City on June 8, 2023. Hundreds of families living around Mount Mayon in central Albay province are expected to be moved to safer areas after the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology raised a 'hazardous eruption' alarm. Arren Christian Ventura / AFP with the United States under his administration, President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. said on Thursday after an event on the 48th anniversary of Philippine-Chi-

By Maricel V. Cruz

LAWMAKERS Said they remain focused on efforts to improve the lives of Filipinos as they called for an end to "useless" political bickering.

Santa Rosa City Rep. Dan Fernan- nese diplomatic relations.

In an ambush interview, President Marcos said the ties between Manila and Beijing "have not changed in any dez, Senior Deputy Speaker and Pampanga Rep. Aurelio Gonzales Jr., Majority Leader and Zamboanga Rep. Jose Manuel Dalipe, and Surigao del Sur Rep. Johnny Pimentel said the House of Representatives is committed to passing the legislative agenda of the administra- fundamental sense."

"Some people have said that the Philippines has shifted its policy away tion and supporting the unity agenda of the President.

"We can achieve these goals, which we all want for our people, if we do away with political bickering. We should instead work together and keep a laser focus on