As of 8:00 a.m. of January 18, 2020, the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (PHIVOLCS) posted a Taal Volcano Bulletin. According to DOST-PHIVOLCS, the activity in the Taal Volcano’s main crater in the past 24 hours has been characterized by “steady steam emission and infrequent weak explosions” that generated white to dirty white ash … Read more
Louis Vuitton, a luxury French fashion house that was known for its leather handbags, bought the world’s second-biggest diamond in history. According to several reports, Louis Vuitton recently purchased the 1,758-carat Sewelo diamond, which was recorded as the world’s second-largest diamond ever found in history. Bloomberg reported that Lucara Diamond Corp. found this diamond at … Read more
Still Unidentified Persons Shot 25-Year-Old Man on His Birthday 25-YEAR-OLD MAN – A young man identified as John Paul Sargento was shot by still unidentified persons on his birthday in Caloocan City. A lot of unfortunate incidents are happening every day. Some of these cases have left people injured while others, it left several people … Read more
As of 8:00 a.m. of January 17, 2020, the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (PHIVOLCS) posted a Taal Volcano Bulletin. According to DOST-PHIVOLCS, the activity in the Taal Volcano’s main crater in the past 24 hours has been characterized by “steady steam emission and infrequent weak explosions” that generated dark gray ash plumes 100 … Read more
As of 5:00 p.m. of January 16, 2020, the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (PHIVOLCS) issued an Eruption Update for Taal Volcano. According to DOST-PHIVOLCS, the activity of Taal Volcano in the last eight hours has been generally characterized by “weak emission of steam-laden plumes 800 meters high from the Main Crater that drifted … Read more
As of 8:00 a.m. of January 16, 2020, the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (PHIVOLCS) issued a Taal Volcano Bulletin. According to DOST-PHIVOLCS, the Taal Volcano erupted short-lived dark gray ash plumes 500 meters high at 6:17 a.m. and 800 meters high at 6:21 a.m. that distributed ash southwest to west of its main … Read more
LRT Operation Temporarily Stopped After LRT-1 Passenger Fell on Train Railroad LRT-1 PASSENGER – A passenger of the Light Rail Transit accidentally fell on the railroad of the train at Doroteo Jose Station. One of the busiest transportation modes in the Philippines is the Light Rail Transit. More commonly called as LRT-1, it is owned … Read more
As of 8:00 a.m. of January 15, 2020, the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (PHIVOLCS) issued a Taal Volcano Bulletin. According to DOST-PHIVOLCS, the activity of the Taal Volcano has been characterized by “continuous but generally weaker eruption” of its main crater due to its magmatic and hydrovolcanic processes. The ongoing eruption produced dark … Read more
Veteran journalist Twink Macaraig died Tuesday, January 14, after her long battle with cancer. This was recently confirmed by TV5. Veteran journalist Twink Macaraig served as a news anchor for TV5 and ABS-CBN. Her writings were also published in different online platforms, including Philippine Star and Esquire Philippines. She worked as a part-time faculty member … Read more
As of 8:00 a.m. of January 14, 2020, the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (PHIVOLCS) issued a Taal Volcano Bulletin. According to DOST-PHIVOLCS, the activity of the Taal volcano has been characterized by the continuous eruption of its main crater because of its magmatic and hydrovolcanic activity. Its ongoing eruption produced 500-meter tall lava … Read more