Taal Volcano in state of 'elevated unrest' with record high quakes, gas emissions

TAAL volcano has been in a state of elevated unrest the past two days as it recorded its highest number of earthquakes at 355 and emitted sulfur dioxide equivalent to 3, 463 tons in the last 24 hours, state volcanologists said on Wednesday.

Renato Solidum, chief of the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs), told The Manila Times that Alert Level 2, which means increased unrest, is currently up over Taal Volcano.