Rochelle Urbano XI-GAS 4 Taal Volcano The state seismology bureau in the Philippines lowered Taal Volcano’s alert level to 2 due to decreased unrest. The bureau still advised residents to prepare for a quick evacuation if necessary. -Global Disaster Watch The remains of one of two residents who went missing after returning to Volcano Isand…

Estella Tersol Gas-4 Taal is one of the Philippines’ most active volcanoes. Over the past few days, it’s begun spewing lava, triggering earthquakes and emitting huge plumes of ash that have spread across the island of Luzon and beyond. Scientists fear a bigger “hazardous eruption” is imminent. Taal is tiny, as volcanoes go, but it…

Liza Visperas Gas-4 Normally, the view from the webcam sitting inside Lake Taal in the Philippines shows clouds drifting over the lake’s placid waters, as verdant slopes rise in the distance. But on the afternoon of January 12, this peaceful scene was suddenly interrupted by a torrent of hot ash and gas, before the camera was smothered…

Jessica Vasquez Gas-4 Taal Volcano Tagaytay The Taal Volcano at Tagaytay is often described as ‘an island within a lake within an island within a lake’ because of its rather interesting geological formation. The larger of the lakes is in the Taal Caldera, which was formed by ancient eruptions. The mountain rising out of the…