Increased activity at Mt. Kanlaon, Alert Level 3

On Monday, PHIVOLCS reported 22 volcanic earthquakes and seven tremors at Mount Kanlaon in the past 24 hours.

The seismic events lasted between 10 to 62 minutes, with two ash emission events lasting up to 47 minutes and plumes reaching up to 500 meters.

PHIVOLCS noted that Mount Kanlaon emitted 5,460 tonnes of sulfur dioxide on Sunday and observed inflation in the volcano's edifice.

Alert Level 3 remains in effect for the volcano, indicating potential hazards such as sudden explosive eruptions, lava flows, ashfall, pyroclastic density currents, rockfalls, and lahars during heavy rains.

Mount Kanlaon experienced an explosive eruption on December 9, leading PHIVOLCS to raise the Alert Level from 2 to 3 and prompting a state of calamity in affected towns and the province.