The National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (NDRRMC) convened an emergency preparedness meeting to address the ongoing threats from the Shear Line, the eruption of Kanlaon Volcano, and a series of earthquakes offshore Ilocos Sur.
Civil Defense Administrator and NDRRMC Executive Director Usec. Ariel F. Nepomuceno also issued directives aimed at ensuring public safety and effective disaster response.
The OCD chief directed the Regional Task Force (RTF) Kanlaon is directed to formally notify the Department of Education (DepEd) to close all schools within the Kanlaon Permanent Danger Zone (PDZ) to protect students from potential hazards.
The RTF was also ordered to inform local government units (LGUs) that no structures or residents should be allowed within the PDZ. Furthermore, the RTF is to notify the Protected Area Management Bureau (PAMB) to suspend any infrastructure construction within the 4 km PDZ. The RTF will also inform local government units (LGUs) that no structures or residents should be allowed within the PDZ. Furthermore, the RTF is tasked with formally notifying the Protected Area Management Bureau (PAMB) to suspend any infrastructure construction within the 4 km PDZ.
All Office of Civil Defense (OCD) Regional Offices are tasked with informing LGUs on how to utilize available maps through HazardHunterPH and reviewing relevant contingency plans to prepare for possible emergencies.
According to the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA), the Shear Line is currently affecting Southern Luzon and Eastern Visayas, while the Northeast Monsoon influences the rest of Luzon.
The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) meanwhile reported four ash emission events lasting up to four hours and 35 minutes at Kanlaon Volcano in Negros last Monday.
In its latest bulletin, Phivolcs said a voluminous plume reaching up to 1,200 meters tall and a continuous degassing with occasional ash emission were observed from the volcano.
At least 25 volcanic earthquakes, including four very weak volcanic tremors, were recorded that lasted up to four hours and 35 minutes.
The number is higher compared to the 15 volcanic earthquakes reported on Sunday.
Kanlaon Volcano on Monday emitted 2,200 tons of sulfur dioxide gas, relatively lower compared to the 7,198 tons on Sunday.
