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    After Volcano Quiets, Philippine Officials At Odds Over Residents' Return

    The vice mayor of a town located near Taal volcano, which began spewing ash and steam last week, has urged people to defy warnings from authorities and to "come back and clean up."
    by Scott Neuman Jan 21, 2020 3 minutes
    A group of fishermen aboard a boat going to Taal volcano island to rescue their horses and other livestock in Talisay, Batangas, on Sunday.

    Scientists in the Philippines are defending their assessment of a volcano that has been spewing ash for more than a week after a local official demanded they change their "opinion" of the danger it poses and urged people to defy authorities and return to their homes.

    The vice mayor of the town of Talisay, located within a nine-mile zone around the Taal volcano that has been subject to evacuation, criticized

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