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Tremors increase around Mayon, as gov’t rushes evacuation

August 08, 2006
Updated 19:03:28 (Mla time)
Joel Guinto
INQ7.net Agence France-Presse

(3RD UPDATE) THE rumbling Mayon Volcano in Albay province is moving closer to a major eruption and authorities race to finish evacuating over 10,000 people still within the declared danger zone, officials said.

A total of 344 tremors and 109 earthquakes were recorded and sulfur dioxide emission rate shot up to 12, 745 tons per day--all of which indicate an explosive eruption may occur anytime, according to the Philippine Institute for Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs).

The volcano has also blasted 500-meter high ash columns from its crater nine times, three times on Monday evening, said Ernesto Corpus, chief of the government's Volcano Monitoring and Eruption Prediction Unit.

Mayon was quiet on Tuesday morning and its cone-shaped summit obscured by clouds.

But Corpus warned the eruption was now entering a far more dangerous phase that could involve sudden and violent explosions of rock, ash and fumes.

"It is absolutely clear to us that Mayon will blow. What we're seeing now is the shift in its activity from a quiet eruption to a more explosive activity," Corpus said.

"An explosion can occur anytime," Corpus said.

The volcano is the country's most active and has erupted around 50 times in the past 400 years, often with deadly consequences. It has been rumbling since February and started spewing lava last month.

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The government closely manages the evacuation in Mt. Mayon area while relief operations are sustained so that the residents would be given the necessary aid they need if ever Mt. Mayon erupts.

At least, the government continues to help our kababayans near the Mayon area, especially now that the perfect cone is leading towards its major eruption. Indeed, with the advent of these disasters, we would really know those officials that really serve for the people.

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Vets treat animals distressed by Mayon

By Ephraim Aguilar
Inquirer
Last updated 11:23pm (Mla time) 08/29/2006

Published on Page A16 of the August 30, 2006 issue of the Philippine Daily Inquirer

LEGAZPI CITY—Veterinary officials from the local government units and the nongovernment organization Animal Welfare Inc. led a medical mission for animals in the villages of Mabinit, Bonga and Matanag, all within the Extended Danger Zone (EDZ) around Mayon Volcano.

About 1,000 animals were gathered in centers or “pull-out” areas on Monday and given free checkups by the NGO, officials and staff of the Provincial Veterinary Office, City Veterinary Office, Regional Animal Disease Diagnostic Laboratory and 25 veterinary students from the Camarines Sur Agricultural College (CSAC).

Animals from Barangay Bagong Abre, which is adjacent to Matanag but outside the EDZ, were also included in the groups’ mission.

“We were able to gather chickens, cows, pigs, carabaos and even dogs and provide them with free animal feeds, medicines and vitamins,” said city veterinarian Nancy Andes.

When thousands of villagers fled their homes to avoid a violent eruptioin of Mayon, the abandoned animals suffered separation from their caretakers, she said.

Andes said most of the animals were diagnosed with malnutrition and parasitism.

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The experts said that the Mayon's eruption is almost over now. Although it still gives some hint of danger, they said that the alert level could be lowered if it continues to show downward trens in coming days. But there is still no order that the evacuees could go back to their homes.

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The government closely manages the evacuation in Mt. Mayon area while relief operations are sustained so that the residents would be given the necessary aid they need if ever Mt. Mayon erupts.

At least, the government continues to help our kababayans near the Mayon area, especially now that the perfect cone is leading towards its major eruption. Indeed, with the advent of these disasters, we would really know those officials that really serve for the people.

If only the unity we show during calamities could be manifest even when there are no such calamities, but in the common goal of moving our country forward. If our officials can only find a common ground despite political differences, like in passing vital legislation that will help advance our economy.

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....And if only we have citizens who trusts and (does not always blame) the government enough in doing its tasks to serve the country and its people, it wouldn't be a huge problem in attaining Unity as well as Peace in the Philippines.

it has been announced that the alert level of Mt. Mayon from level 4 has been lowered to level 3 for its volcanic activity has been decreased upon the observations of the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology but the approval of lowering the level still has to be approved by Phivolcs official. They also said that as soon as they are sure that it is safe to let the evcuees come back to their own houses, they will let them know but as of the moment it is better if they will stay at the evacuation center provided by the government.

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Now, its confirmed that the thousand of evacuees because of the Mt. Mayon's eruption are ordered can now go back at their respective homes after the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) downgraded the alert level for Mayon volcano from 4 to 3 Monday night.

many of them are so thankful for letting them and giving them safe place incases of emergencies and those who helped them while they were staying at the evacuation centers.

The decamped evacuees and residents around Mayon were advised to strictly observe the Phivolcs recommendation to keep off the seven-kilometer high-risk zone at the southeast sector as well as the six-kilometer permanent danger zone in the other portion of the volcano until such time that the alert level has been lowered to zero.

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^^^update on this: After they have ordered on going back to their own places, the classrooms, schools that was used for the temporary shelters of the evacuees are now being ready for classes again.

Some local officials begun working on cleaning like fumigating least 29 public elementary and high schools, which served as evacuation centers for more than 40,000 evacuees from the towns of Malilipot, Sto. Domingo, Daraga, Camalig and Guinobatan and the cities of Tabaco, Legazpi and Ligao.

During the past 24 hours, 18 volcanic earthquakes were detected compared to eight the previous day, while tremors increased from 108 to 111. In the past three days, sulfur dioxide emission was placed at 1,500 tons a day.

Although the alert level was lowered, Phivolcs warned locals against venturing into the six-kilometer danger zone, extended to seven kilometers on the southeast side, due to sudden pyroclastic explosions and lava avalanches.

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Another update: It has totally been lowered from alert level three to two. Although authorities still warned the folks to avoid from going to the six-kilometer permanent danger zone for sudden explosions may still occur for the Mayon's condition has not totally returned to its normal activity.

I think their lives there are going the usual way before the volcano made some indication that will erupt. My friend told me that lives there is as normal as nothing happened but they are really aware of warnings of the authorities. They are really hoping that it will not erupt no more because it will definitely affect a lot of livelihood...Let us all hope that it really won't erupt, so that people there could go on with their lives worrying nothing when they are about to sleep and awake.