MANILA, Philippines — Some residents of various towns in Batangas near the Taal Volcano have started evacuating in the wake of the latest phreatomagmatic eruption on Thursday, affected local government units (LGUs) announced.
According to the Municipal Disaster Risk Reduction Management Office (MDRRMO) of Agoncillo, Batangas, no forced evacuation has been implemented in the town except for two barangays that are within the seven-kilometer danger zone — Barangays Banyaga and Bilibinwang.
The seven-kilometer danger zone was observed after the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) hoisted the warning at Taal Volcano at Alert Level 3. In its bu…
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