Nearly 3 000 residents have been evacuated from communities around Mayon volcano in Albay Province, Philippines, after the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (PHIVOLCS) raised the alert status to Level 3 on January 6, 2026. The evacuation follows intensified dome collapse events, pyroclastic density currents, and ongoing effusive lava extrusion at the summit.
PHIVOLCS raised Mayon Volcano’s alert status to Level 3 on January 6, 2026, following intensified dome collapse events and effusive lava extrusion at the summit crater. The next day, Tokyo VAAC reported a brief ash emission to 2 700 m (9 000 feet), consistent with ongoing shallow magmatic activity.
The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (PHIVOLCS) has issued a lahar advisory for Kanlaon Volcano on Negros Island, warning that heavy to intense rainfall from Severe Tropical Storm Tino (#TinoPH) may generate volcanic sediment flows on the volcano’s southern and western slopes while Alert Level 2 remains in effect.
Four short-lived eruptions were recorded at the northeastern portion of the Taal Main Crater between October 25 and 26, 2025, producing dense plumes 1 200–2 100 m (3 900–6 900 feet) high and minor ashfall over nearby barangays in Laurel and Agoncillo, Batangas Province. PHIVOLCS classified the events as minor phreatic and phreatomagmatic eruptions, with associated shockwaves and localized pyroclastic density currents, but maintained Alert Level 1 (low-level unrest) over the volcano.
Kanlaon volcano in Negros Island, Philippines, registered 176 shallow earthquakes on September 15, 2025, raising the risk of a steam-driven eruption. PHIVOLCS maintains Alert Level 2 but and urges communities to avoid the 4 km (2.4 miles) Permanent Danger Zone.
Kanlaon volcano in the central Philippines emitted 2 679 tons of sulfur dioxide on June 16, 2025, with five volcanic earthquakes recorded in the same 24-hour period. The volcano remains at Alert Level 3 as signs of elevated unrest persist.
An explosive eruption occurred at the summit of Kanlaon volcano in the Philippines at 02:55 local time on May 13, 2025, prompting authorities to raise the Alert Level to Level 3 due to magmatic unrest and the potential for life-threatening volcanic hazards. Authorities have advised communities within 6 km (3.7 miles) of the summit crater to evacuate.
A phreatic eruption occurred at Bulusan volcano, Philippines, on April 28, 2025, generating a 4.5 km (1 650 feet) high ash plume and resulting in ashfall over nearby communities. The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology raised the Alert Level to 1.
An explosive eruption at Kanlaon Volcano in the Philippines on April 8, 2025, produced a 4 000 m (13 000 feet) high ash plume, pyroclastic flows, and ballistic fragments. Authorities have urged communities within 6 km (3.7 miles) of the summit crater to remain evacuated.
The eruption at Kanlaon volcano on Thursday, February 6, 2025, occurred amid heavy rainfall, triggering lahars that swept through river channels in Negros Occidental. The event prompted authorities to enforce evacuations within a 6 km (3.7 miles) radius.
