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Taal Volcano quiet; Phivolcs on alert

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Taal Volcano in Batangas is quiet, but the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology is still “closely monitoring” its activity because it could still erupt.

READ: Taal still shaking, emitting steam

Taal’s recent eruption was an eye-opener for the Duterte administration. It is eyeing the permanent relocation of the residents within the seven-kilometer danger zone near the volcano, Cabinet Secretary Karlo Nograles said on Tuesday.

READ: Phivolcs warns danger still lurks amid Taal Volcano’s ‘calm’ state

In a media forum in Kamuning, Quezon City, Nograles said around 5,000 families living in two towns in Batangas that had been badly hit by Taal Volcano’s eruption might be permanently barred from returning to their respective homes.

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“Basically, we’re preparing for the worst. We anticipate everything, so the way this administration works is we try to anticipate everything, create contingency measures, whatever contingencies may come,” Nograles said.

Meanwhile, the state-run Social Security System on Tuesday extended its Calamity Assistance Package to members and pensioners who were affected by the recent eruption of Taal Volcano.

SSS president and chief executive Aurora Ignacio said the pension fund had allocated more than P284.92 million worth of financial assistance to benefit more than 28,680 affected members and pensioners.

“We sympathize with our members and pensioners who are now temporarily displaced due to the ongoing earthquakes and ashfall brought about by the volcanic activity of Taal Volcano. We want to assure our members and pensioners that they can rely on SSS for their immediate financial needs during these difficult times,” Ignacio said.

In its 8 a.m. bulletin on Tuesday, PHIVOLCS noted an increased sulfur dioxide emission at an average of 231 tons per day in the past 24 hours.

During the 24-hour period of observation on Feb. 2 to Feb. 3, the sulfur dioxide emission reached an average of 97 tons per day.

The Taal Volcano Network recorded 223 volcanic earthquakes and eight low-frequency events.

PHIVOLCS still warned that the quakes would signify magmatic activity beneath the Taal edifice that could lead to eruptive activity at the main crater.

READ: 2 quakes jolt Taal Volcano

Alert Level 3 was maintained over Taal Volcano. 

READ: Governor warns: Taal danger lingers

READ: 2,000 cops pull out of Taal after danger level lowering

READ: Taal rumbles anew; no power, fuel in some areas

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