LOOK: A minor phreatic eruption occurred at 11:42 a.m. on Monday, October 13, at the summit crater of Taal Volcano.
The event generated plumes that rose 900 meters above the crater. Alert Level 1 prevails over Taal Volcano.
(Courtesy of Phivolcs)
MINOR PHREATIC ERUPTION AT TAAL
A minor phreatic eruption that generated plumes that rose 900 meters above the summit crater of Taal Volcano occurred at 11:42 AM on Monday. Alert Level 1 is maintained over Taal Volcano. (Facebook/Phivolcs)
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TSUNAMI WARNING 🚨
Phivolcs released a tsunami warning following the magnitude 7.6 earthquake in Davao Oriental at 9:43 AM on Friday.
“Based on the local tsunami scenario database, it is expected to experience wave heights of more than one meter above the normal tides and may be higher on enclosed bays and straits,” they wrote.
The first tsunami waves are expected between 09:43:54 to 11:43:54 AM and may continue for hours.
They strongly advised immediate evacuation to higher grounds for the residents in coastal areas of the following:
- Davao Oriental
- Eastern Samar
- Southern Leyte
- Leyte
- Dinagat Islands
- Surigao Del Norte
- Surigao Del Sur (Facebook/Phivolcs)
VP Sara calls her father’s stay in The Hague “troubling” and “inhumane.”
But let’s be real: detainees there get air-conditioned rooms, 3 meals a day, medical care, books, TV, even computer access. That’s better than what millions of Filipinos —even outside jail live with daily.