Views from the other side: travel notes from the north face of Mayon Volcano

Rising to a height of two-and-a-half kilometers in the eastern Albay seacoast, Mayon Volcano easily dominates the province’s landscape, dwarfing nearby Mt. Masaraga and Mt. Malinao, as well as the rugged terrain of the inlands. The volcano’s conical shape can even be seen from the islands of Masbate and Catanduanes, some 80 kilometers offshore. So [...]

Photo Gallery: Storytelling and free play for children evacuees

TABI launched psychosocial activities for children evacuees at the San Jose Elementary School in Malilipot, Albay and Baligang Elementary School in Camalig, Albay. Social work student volunteers from Bicol University facilitated the storytelling and free play for Mayon kids.

Photo Gallery: Relief delivery for Mayon evacuees

Tarabang para sa Bicol (TABI) distributed relief goods for the evacuees of Barangays Sua and Tumpa staying at the Baligang Elementary School in Camalig, Albay on December 23, 2009. This was in partnership with the Citizens’ Disaster Response Center (CDRC), and was supported by Diakonie Katastrophenhilfe (DKH) of Germany.

Photo Gallery: Mayon evacuees cramped inside evacuation centers

Some 8,000 families are cramped inside temporary shelters in Albay after a weeklong of forced evacuations due to the imminent eruption of Mayon Volcano.

Mayon folks cramped inside evacuation centers

The number of families from across four municipalities and two cities in Albay Province living inside more than 20 evacuation centers (12 of which are elementary schools and 3 high schools) has increased to about 8,000 after a weeklong of forced evacuation around the 8-kilometer extended danger zone of the active Mayon Volcano.
In Gogon Central [...]

Mayon eruption imminent; 30,000 evacuated to government shelters

Lava and red-hot volcanic fragments rolled some 4 kilometers down the slopes of Mayon Volcano, visible at night to Albay residents in yet another terrifying display of the volcano’s beauty and destructive power. The pyroclastic flow was preceded by a minor ash explosion in the morning of December 14, followed by several other small explosions [...]

PHIVOLCS raises alert status of Mayon Volcano to Level 3

In its 8pm bulletin on Dec. 14, 2009, PHIVOLCS (Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology) raised Mayon Volcano’s alert status from level 2 to level 3. This means that magma is close to the crater and hazardous explosive eruption is imminent. Mayon Volcano is located in the province of Albay in the Bicol Region.