(UPDATED) TAAL Volcano erupted briefly on Saturday, and the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) said there was no clear sign of another major burst as damaging as the one it had two years ago.

Phivolcs Chief Renato Solidum Jr. told a virtual press briefing that unlike in January 2020 "when the magma exploded strongly as it rose fast because the gas was not released," the magma in Saturday's eruption was released gradually.

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