THIS is the most sensible advice that we can give to the public following the statement on Thursday by the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) that there is a 30-percent probability that Taal Volcano will erupt.

Phivolcs Officer in Charge Undersecretary Renato Solidum explained at a press conference that the institute’s experts have arrived at this calculation after various scientific considerations were factored in.