00:01Mayon Volcano in Albay had what's called a moderately explosive eruption at 11.53 a.m. Friday, October 30.
00:08State volcanologists then raised its status from Alert Level 2 to Alert Level 3.
00:13The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology or FIVOX explains this means the volcano is in a new phase of
00:19magmatic eruption.
00:21Friday's eruption generated a 3-kilometer ash plume above the crater.
00:25FIVOX warns the municipalities of Daraga, Kamalig, and Ginobatan in Albay and adjacent towns to expect ashfall.
00:31It recommends evacuation from the 6-kilometer-radius permanent danger zone surrounding Mayon,
00:37citing possible pyroclastic density currents or PDCs, lava flow, rockfall, and other hazards.
00:43PDCs are made up of fragmented volcanic particles, gases, and ash that travel down volcanic slopes at high speeds.
00:50FIVOX warns chances of PDCs from the volcano will continue in the coming days.
