Taal Volcano restive once more after a week of quiet

AFTER nearly a week of being quiet, Taal Volcano in Batangas province is again on active mode as more than 200 volcanic earthquakes and almost 2,000 tons of gas emissions were recorded by the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) in the past 24 hours.

The Taal Volcano Network has monitored 216 volcanic earthquakes including 177 tremor episodes having durations of 1 minute to 32 minutes, 39 low frequency volcanic earthquakes and low-level background tremor.