(UPDATE) MOUNT MAYON, already restive for the past few days, is showing signs that it could be primed for a "hazardous" eruption soon, the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) said on Friday.

As a precaution, authorities have begun evacuating villagers living inside the 6-kilometer permanent danger zone (PDZ) around the volcano.

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