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December 5, 2010

Bulusan Residents Warned of Upslope Lahar

PHIVOLCS resident volcanologist for Bicol, Eduardo P. Laguerta warned that an estimated 100,000 cubic-meters of ashfall deposits on Mt. Bulusan’s upslope threatens to inundate the four river channels at the base of the volcano once these are triggered by heavy rains.

LEGAZPI CITY (3 December 2010) — Office of the Civil Defense (OCD) regional director Rafael Alejandro IV disclosed on Thursday that during the OCD updating conference on Mt. Bulusan at Camp Simeon Ola in this city, PHIVOLCS resident volcanologist for Bicol, Eduardo P. Laguerta warned that an estimated 100,000 cubic-meters of ashfall deposits on Mt. Bulusan’s upslope threatens to inundate the four river channels at the base of the volcano once these are triggered by heavy rains.

November 28, 2010

NPA Declares Unilateral Ceasefire Around Mt. Bulusan

SORSOGON CITY, Nov. 24 -– The local unit of the communist rebel movement in Sorsogon has declared a unilateral suspension of offensive military operations (SOMO) in areas near the restive Bulusan Volcano.

The SOMO declaration that took effect last November 22 covers the 10-kilometer radius from the crater of the volcano whose current restlessness has been placed by the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (PHIVOLCS) under alert level one.

November 26, 2010

Cleanup Drive

Members of the 9th Infantry Division's Disaster Response Operations (DRO) platoon clean the school facilities of Guruyan Elementary School located near the foot of Mt Bulusan

CLEAN UP DRIVE. Members of the 9th Infantry Division's Disaster Response Operations (DRO) platoon clean the school facilities of Guruyan Elementary School located near the foot of Mt Bulusan in Irosin, Sorsogon. Photo was taken on November 25, 2010 at around 1:00pm.

November 26, 2010

Continuing Bulusan Watch

Army Rescue Teams from the 9th Infantry Division keep a watcful eye on Mt Bulusan ...

BULUSAN WATCH. Army Rescue Teams from the 9th Infantry Division keep a watcful eye on Mt Bulusan which spews ash from time to time, from a vantage point in Buenavista Village in Irosin town. These soldiers are now assisting the clean up drive in the evacuation centers and school facilities which were hit by ashfall. (Photo by Major Harold M Cabunoc/ 9th Division Public Affairs Office)

November 21, 2010

Lahar From Bulusan Flows Into Sorsogon Rivers

LEGAZPI CITY, Nov. 17 -- Intermittent rains caused lahar from the slopes of Bulusan Volcano to flow into a river along Barangay Patag and another in Gulang-Gulang, both in Irosin town, and the Rangas river in Juban town.

The rivers, which turned grayish due to volcanic sand, ash and similar tiny debris, had lahar which was a combination of rainwater with less than 60 percent sediment, said Phivolcs Resident Volcanologist Ed Laguerta in an interview at the Bulusan Observatory in Sorsogon City.

November 21, 2010

Quakes Jolt Bulusan, More Explosions Expected - Phivolcs

LEGAZPI CITY, Nov. 19 - At least 41 volcanic earthquakes jolted Mount Bulusan on Friday, the highest number so far detected by seismic instruments for the past five days, signifying that pressure is still building up and this may probably lead to more ash and steam laden explosions, volcanologists said.

LEGAZPI CITY, Nov. 19 2010 - At least 41 volcanic earthquakes jolted Mount Bulusan on Friday, the highest number so far detected by seismic instruments for the past five days, signifying that pressure is still building up and this may probably lead to more ash and steam laden explosions, volcanologists said.

The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) bulletin reported that seismic network detected a total of 41 volcanic earthquakes during the past 24 hours.

November 15, 2010

Mount Bulusan Erupts for the 5th Time --Phivolcs

LEGAZPI CITY, Nov. 12 -- Mount Bulusan in Sorsogon province belched on Friday morning a voluminous ash plume 700 meters above its crater rim that drifted and covered villages in the southwest flank of the volcano, the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) said.

Phivolcs said the phreatic explosion occurred at 6:59 a.m., sending light gray ash column that was accompanied by rumbling sounds, a typical characteristic of Bulusan's restive state.

Ash falls were reported in the villages in the towns of Irosin and Juban.

November 11, 2010

Bulusan's Ash Fall Triggers Evacuation

JUBAN, Sorsogon Nov 10, 2010- Bulusan's latest eruption and ash fall triggers evacuation by refugees living at the foot of the volcano, a military official said here today.

1^st Lieutenant Oliver Dela Cruz, Commanding Officer of the Charlie Company of the 49^th Infantry Battalion said that more evacuees from the 4-kilometer permanent danger zone in Sitio Gimaloto (sub-village) in Ingladian village of Casiguran town, trooped to the evacuation center in Escuala village starting at around 5pm yesterday.

November 11, 2010

Mount Bulusan's Eruption

Mt Bulusan spews ash and black smoke, triggering the evacuation of at least 100 people living near its slopes in Sitio Gimaloto, Ingladian village in Casiguran town, Sorsogon at around 3:45pm yesterday. No one was reported injured during the latest explosion. Soldiers of the 49th Infantry Battalion are placed on high alert to assist in the evacuation of the residents in the 4-kilometer danger zone.