China News Agency, Manila, March 29 (Reporter Guan Xiangdong) The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (PHIVOLCS) issued a notice on the 29th that the main crater of the Taal Volcano in Taal Lake, Batangas Province, Luzon Island will start from the morning of the 28th. From 9:30, 8 volcanic earthquakes caused by volcanic magma movement or eruption were triggered within 24 hours, including a volcanic tremor lasting 5 minutes and 7 low-frequency volcanic earthquakes.

　　The notice said that on the morning of the 26th, Taal Volcano erupted steam on a small scale, with ash and steam sprayed to an altitude of 1,500 meters, accompanied by seismic activity.

On the morning of the 28th, the main crater of Taal Volcano erupted three times successively. The volcanic ash and gas rose to form a plume of steam magma with a height of 2400 meters.

Over the past few days, Taal Volcano has erupted about 4,273 tons of sulfur dioxide every day.

　　At present, PHIVOLCS has raised the alert level of Taal Volcano to level 3, warning that the active magma in the crater may erupt violently, and there is a risk of pyroclastic density flow.

Residents are advised to evacuate and evacuate from Taal Volcano Island and nearby high-risk villages, and all activities in Taal Lake are prohibited.

Civil aviation authorities are reminded to advise pilots to avoid flying near volcanoes, as the swirling density of ash, rock and pyroclastic flow may adversely affect aircraft.

　　PHIVOLCS said that it will pay close attention to the status of Taal Volcano around the clock and notify the relevant situation in a timely manner.

　　The Philippine National Disaster Reduction Committee (NDRRMC) reported on the 29th that as of now, 3,771 people from 1,142 families in the Taal Volcano area have been admitted to 17 evacuation centers, and 1,203 people from 265 families have been evacuated to friends and relatives in Batangas Province.

　　Philippine Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives Vilma Santos-Recto proposed on the 29th to establish the Taal Volcano Recovery and Development Committee to set up a P50 billion recovery and development fund, according to Philippine News Agency. immediate relief to individuals and families.

　　Taal Volcano is about 50 kilometers from Manila, the capital of the Philippines, and is one of the most active volcanoes in the Philippines.

Taal has had 33 eruptions since records began in 1572, including the 1911 eruption that killed more than a thousand people.

The last eruption of the volcano was on January 12, 2020, and the ash eruption reached a maximum of 10 to 15 kilometers and continued to erupt for more than 10 days.

At that time, one million people were forced to leave their homes in Batangas province, the worst-hit province of the volcano.

According to records, the eruption of Taal Volcano in 1754 was as long as seven months.

　　The Philippines is located in the Pacific Rim Volcanic Seismic Belt, where earthquakes and volcanoes occur frequently.

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