00:00A minor eruption was recorded in Taal Volcano earlier this morning.
00:04On the other hand, according to PHIVOX, the volcano is still at alert level 1.
00:09Joshua Garcia of PTV is back with the national news.
00:16A minor eruption was recorded at 5 a.m. earlier this morning in Taal Volcano.
00:21According to Dr. Teresito Bacolcol, Director of PHIVOX,
00:24the eruption of the volcano lasted for 4 minutes.
00:27Even now, the volcano is still at alert level 1.
00:31The height of the volcano reached 2,800 meters.
00:34So far, we have received reports of a minor eruption.
00:40According to the official,
00:41a minor eruption was reported in Barangay Busubuso in the town of Laurel.
00:45Residents immediately returned to their homes.
00:48The next thing that happened was a phreatic eruption.
00:50According to our reports, Laurel is the only place with a minor eruption.
00:56Residents do not need to evacuate.
01:00Just do not enter Taal Volcano Island
01:03because the whole island is a permanent danger zone.
01:06Despite the abnormal state of the volcano,
01:09there is still no possibility of a major eruption.
01:12But according to PHIVOX, they are being monitored.
01:16We cannot say.
01:18For now, there are only two parameters that we are monitoring.
01:23We are monitoring other parameters so we can say if this will lead to a major eruption.
01:29For the past 24 hours, we have only recorded two volcanic earthquakes in Taal Volcano.
01:35This is a very important parameter because if the volcano is increasing,
01:40it means there is a magma rising.
01:42And if this happens, there can be a major eruption.
01:47Residents near Taal Volcano Island are being instructed to wear a face mask
01:51to avoid the spread of ash from the volcano and to avoid any illness.
01:55Meanwhile, Modular Distance Learning implemented the 17th public instruction
02:01following the recent minor eruption.
02:03PHIVOX called for a constant alert
02:06and to follow the warnings and recommendations of the authorities.
02:10From PTV Manila, Joshua Garcia.
02:12Para sa Balitang Pambansa.
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