The Daily Manila Shimbun

 

Taal Volcano still on Alert Level 4, more fissures seen

January 15, 2020

The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) on Wednesday kept Taal Volcano under Alert Level 4 after it observed ”generally weaker eruption of the main crater” but it reported new fissures in three municipalities of Batangas.  In a press briefing,

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DILG: Taal Volcano island strictly off limits

January 15, 2020

The Department of Interior and Local Government (DILG) reiterated Wednesday that Taal Volcano Island in the middle of Taal Lake is strictly off limits to any and all persons. The DILG directed the Philippine National Police (PNP) to stop those

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Duterte asks Navy to bring home safely Filipinos in Middle East

January 15, 2020

President Rodrigo Duterte led on Tuesday the send-off ceremony of two Navy vessels to fetch the Filipinos in the Middle East amid the escalating tensions between the United States and Iran. The Naval Task Group (NTG) 82 comprising around 400

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Duterte to evacuees: Nobody is allowed to go back until it’s safe

January 15, 2020

BATANGAS CITY – President Rodrigo Duterte advised on Tuesday the families displaced by the Taal Volcano eruption not to return to their homes yet. Duterte visited some 3,500 evacuees from Lemery, Taal, Agoncillo, and San Nicolas, some of the municipalities

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PSE index ends lower

January 14, 2020

The main Philippine stock index closed lower on Tuesday after trading was suspended on Monday. The peso closed at P50.581 against the US dollar from Friday’s P50. 66. Volume at the foreign exchange portal of the Bankers Association of the

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Taal Volcano eruption-displaced families told to be “realistic,” not yet safe to return home

January 14, 2020

Families displaced by the Taal Voĺcano eruption should be “realistic” that it is not still safe to return to their homes and the danger of hazardous explosion is still there, the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology ( Phivolcs) said

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DBM assures funds for Taal Volcano eruption-affected population, other emergency needs

January 14, 2020

BATANGAS CITY– The government has at least P7 billion which the concerned agencies could tap for emergency use, such as the eruption of Taal Volcano and evacuation of Filipinos in the Middle East, Budget Secretary Wendel Avisado said on Tuesday.

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Number of evacuees from Taal eruption soar

January 14, 2020

Evacuues from Taal Volcano’s eruption continued to increase as the situation remained at Alert Level 4, with at least 30,000 individuals on Tuesday from Monday’s 13,883.   The ational Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (NDRRMC) said as of 6

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