TAAL UPDATE: PHIVOLCS reports minor phreatomagmatic eruption at Taal Volcano’s Main Crater today, sending 1,200-meter-high plumes; Alert Level 1 remains in effect. #TaalVolcano #PHIVOLCS #DailyTribune | Daily Tribune

The Taal Volcano, located about 70 kilometres south of Manila, emitted ash and steam reaching up to two kilometres high following a series of minor eruptions early on Sunday, October 26, according to the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (PHIVOLCS). Time-lapse footage released by the agency captured two brief phreatomagmatic eruptions from the volcano’s main crater, occurring at 0013 GMT and 0020 GMT, along with an earlier steam-driven, or phreatic, eruption. Experts explain tha