MANILA, Philippines — A long-term development plan should be made in localities around the Taal Volcano to prevent regular evacuation of residents, the director of the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) said on Monday as the volcano remains under alert level 3.
“For the long term, local governments and national organizations need to discuss the long-term development plan of the area,” Phivolcs director Renato Solidum told ABS-CBN News Channel.
Solidum said that in Mayon Volcano in Albay, for example, those within the six-kilometer permanent danger zone are displaced more often than those located further away from the volcano every time it exhibits an ac…
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