Philippines raises alert level for Bulusan volcano

Manila: The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) on Monday raised the alert level for Bulusan volcano to 1, saying the volcano located in the southeast of Manila “is currently in an abnormal condition.”

In a bulletin, the institute said it recorded a total of 53 volcanic earthquakes since July 3, including 43 “low-frequency events that are associated with weak and shallow hydrothermal or magmatic gas activity within the edifice.”