The Philippines’ volcano authority issued a level 3 alert on Thursday when the Taal Volcano belched a giant plume of smoke half a mile into the sky.
Japan to hold first joint air force exercises with Philippines in sign of closer defense ties
The air forces of Japan and the Philippines will hold their first-ever joint exercises next week, Japan’s embassy in Manila said on Thursday, in a further sign of deepening defense ties between the …
Philippines evacuates thousands as Taal alert level is raised
Authorities in the Philippines have started evacuating thousands of people after the alert status was raised on Thursday for a restive volcano that spewed a kilometre-high (0.62-mile) plume of gas and …
Japan, Philippines to hold first joint air force exercises in sign of closer defense ties
The air forces of Japan and the Philippines will hold their first-ever joint exercises next week, Japan’s embassy in Manila said on Thursday, in a further sign of deepening defense ties between the …
Japan launches air force drills with Philippines under ‘big threat’ from China
Two key American allies in the Indo-Pacific region are launching their first joint air force exercises as the United States seeks to assemble a coalition to counter threats from China.
Videos Show Taal Volcano Eruption in Philippines As People Told to Evacuate
Dramatic footage has emerged showing the Taal volcano erupting in the Philippines, prompting officials to urge those in the area to leave. The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology shared …
Taal Volcano in the Philippines belches dark plume, thousands of villagers evacuated
Government experts said magmatic materials came into contact with water in the main crater of Taal Volcano in Batangas province.
Mass evacuation underway as Philippines raises danger level for the Taal volcano
Despite standing at only 1,020-feet, Taal can be deadly and an eruption in 1911 killed more than 1,300 people.
Philippines orders evacuation as volcano Taal alert level raised
Authorities in the Philippines have started evacuating thousands of people after the alert status was raised on Thursday for a restive volcano that spewed a kilometre-high (0.62-mile) plume of gas and …
Philippines at low risk from coronavirus — DoH
PHILIPPINE STAR/ MICHAEL VARCASHEALTH authorities on Thursday said the Philippines was at low risk from the coronavirus after declining infections in the past two weeks.