Different Active volcanoes in the Philippines and where do we find it:

Volcano

Ambalatung
an Group

Babuyan
Claro

Banahaw

Coordinat
es

17.310982
N
121.103668
E

Elevatio
n
(in m &
ft)

2,329
metres
(7,641 ft)

9.523N
121.940E

1,080
metres
(3,540 ft)

14.07N
121.48E

2,158
metres
(7,080 ft)

Province(s)

Kalinga

Cagayan

Quezon

Historic
al
eruptio
ns

Eruption description
and current status

Explosions in 1952 is
uncertain.[4] Fumarolic
with solfataras
and thermal springs.

Eruptions were
recorded in 1831,
1860 and 1913.
Askedna Hot Springs
is located in the
southern base of the
volcano.

Eruptions were
uncertain during the
mudflows of 1730,
1743, 1843 and 1909.
[5]

Biliran

11.558N
124.513E

1,301
metres
(4,268 ft)

Bulusan

12.770N
124.05E

1,565
metres
(5,135 ft)

Cagua

18.222N
122.123E

1,133
metres
(3,717 ft)

Phreatic eruption in
1939. Fumarolic with
thermal springs

Sorsogon

17

Eruptions years are

from 1886 to 2011.
Permanently
monitored

Cagayan

Biliran

Eruption in 1860 and

strong solfataric
activity in 1907.
Thermal areas are
located near the
summit and NW to

Volcano

Coordinat
es

Elevatio
n
(in m &
ft)

Province(s)

Historic
al
eruptio
ns

Eruption description
and current status

NNE flanks.

Camiguin de
Babuyanes

Didicas

18.83N
121.860E

19.077N
122.202E

712 metres
(2,336 ft)

244 metres
(801 ft)

Cagayan

Cagayan

Its only recorded

eruption was in 1857.
Fumarolic with
thermal springs

Eruptions in 1773,
1856, 1900, 1952,
1969 and 1978. A
submarine volcano till
1952 when a
permanent island was
formed.[6]

Hibok-Hibok

9.203N
124.673E

1,552
metres
(5,092 ft)

Camiguin

Eruption in years
1827, 1862, 1871 and
19481952. Activity
from 1897-1902 was
only solfataric.
Permanently
monitored.

Iraya

20.469N
122.010E

1,009
metres
(3,310 ft)

Batanes

Last eruption was in

1454. Seismic swarm
in 1998.

Iriga

13.457N
123.457E

1,196
metres
(3,924 ft)

Camarines Sur

The eruption in 1628

was discredited.[7]

Jolo Group

6.013N
121.057E

811 metres
(2,661 ft)

Sulu

Uncertain submarine
eruption in 1897.
Listed as Bud Dajo,
a cinder cone on Jolo
Island, in the

Volcano

Coordinat
es

Elevatio
n
(in m &
ft)

Province(s)

Historic
al
eruptio
ns

Eruption description
and current status

PHIVOLCS list.

Kanlaon

10.412N
123.132E

2,435
metres
(7,989 ft)

Leonard
Kniaseff

7.382N
126.047E

1,190
metres
(3,900 ft)

7.647N
124.32E

1,940
metres
(6,360 ft)

Makaturing

Matutum

6.37N
125.07E

2,286
metres
(7,500 ft)

Mayon

13.257N
123.685E

2,462
metres
(8,077 ft)

26

Eruptions were
recorded from 1886 to
2006. On November
23, 2015 the volcano
had a small, steamdriven explosion.
PHIVOLCS raised the
alert level to 1 (mild
restiveness)

Last eruption was

dated as c.120 AD.
[8]
Strong thermal
features.

Eruption recorded in
1865 and 1882. The
1856 and 1858
eruptions was
credited to Ragang[9][10]

South Cotabato

Mountain was
fumarolic on March 7,
1911, but if an
eruption occurred was
uncertain. Thermal
springs in Akmoan
and Linan.[11][12]

Albay

50

Negros
Occidental,Negros
Oriental

Compostela Valley

Lanao del Sur

Eruptions were
recorded from 1616 to
2013. Permanently
monitored. Volcanic
activity is identified up
to present. Alert Level
3 was raised. It could

Volcano

Coordinat
es

Elevatio
n
(in m &
ft)

Province(s)

Historic
al
eruptio
ns

Eruption description
and current status

be advanced to Alert
Level 5.

Musuan

7.877N
125.068E

646 metres
(2,119 ft)

Bukidnon

Eruptions in 1866 &

1867. Strong seismic
swarm in 1976.

Parker

6.113N
124.892E

1,824
metres
(5,984 ft)

South Cotabato

A caldera-forming
eruption occurred on
January 4, 1641.

Reawakened in 1991
producing the 2nd
largest eruption in the
20th century.
Followed by milder
eruptions in 1992 and
1993.

Eruption years are

from 1765 to 1873.
Eruptions were
uncertain in 1915 and
1916.

Laguna, Batangas

Last activity was the

formation
of Sampaloc
Lake around 1350 AD
+/- 100 years
determined
byanthropology[3][13]

Cagayan

Pinatubo

Ragang

San Pablo
Volcanic
Field

Smith

15.13N
120.35E

1,486
metres
(4,875 ft)

7.70N
124.50E

2,815
metres
(9,236 ft)

14.12N
121.30E

1,090
metres
(3,580 ft)

19.534N
121.917E

688 metres
(2,257 ft)

Zambales, Tarlac,Pamp
anga

Lanao del Sur,Cotabato

Eruption years are

from 1652 to 1924.
Combined
with Babuyan

Volcano

Coordinat
es

Elevatio
n
(in m &
ft)

Province(s)

Historic
al
eruptio
ns

Eruption description
and current status

Claro on the GVP list.

Taal

Unnamed
volcano
(Ibugos)

Vanessa
Volcano

14.002N
120.993E

400 metres
(1,300 ft)

Batangas

33

Eruption years is from

1572 to 1977.
Showing signs of
unrest since 1991 and
permanently
monitored.

20.33N
121.75E

24 metres
(79 ft)

Batanes

Submarine eruptions
in 1773, 1850 and
1854.

7.877N
125.068E

646 metres
(2,119 ft)

Bukidnon

Eruptions in 1866 &

1867. Strong seismic
swarm in 1976.

Safety Tips to Follow Before, During, and After

a Typhoon
Storms arent just scary because of their powerful winds and the strong rain they bring; the chaos of
a typhoon is also a prime time for injury, and conditions may make disease more likely. So first and
foremost, your safety and that of your nearest and dearest should be your priority. Read this story for
a few tips.

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Before a Typhoon

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Stock your emergency kit. You should have a flashlight, a multi-purpose tool like a Swiss knife,
extra batteries, a first aid kit with a full complement of bandages and medicine and other medical
supplies to last your family up to a week (especially if someone has a condition which requires daily
medication), sanitation and hygiene items (you dont want to run out of toilet paper when theres a
chance the water could be shut off), and a laminated card listing family and emergency contact
information, a cell phone (make sure its loaded if youre on a prepaid plan), charger, and extra cash.

Check and top up your food and water supplies. Make sure you have a good supply of
non-perishable, easy-to-prepare food as well as clean water you wont need to access the tap for.
You should also check that you have whats needed to prepare the food (e.g., can openers and the
like). Also check that you have filled pails with water in your bathroom in case the water gets turned
off in your area, but also be careful to leave these covered so as not to provide a breeding ground for
mosquitoes.

Cover up your windows and draw your blinds or curtains. If you live in an area directly in
the path of the storm, board up your windows or cover them with cardboard. You should also draw
your blinds and curtains, as if these break and blow inward, debris will hopefully get caught by the
blinds and curtains rather than flying into your home.

Check your houses drainage system for debris. If your homes drainage system is
efficient, this will lessen your chances of leaks and flooding due to backed-up drains and the like.

Elevate your valuables and electronics. Anything you dont want to risk immersing in water
should be moved to a higher level, preferably an upper floor if you have one. Just make sure not to
stack things too high or to stack heavy items above shoulder level, as these could fall over and injure
someone.

Load a radio with batteries. Youll want to be able to monitor the situation from the safety of
your home, so make sure you have means to do so that isnt reliant on roof-mounted satellites or
cables that could be damaged by the storm.

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Charge up your power banks and emergency lights. Chances are high that youll lose power at
some point if the storm hits your area hard. In fact, even if it doesnt, you may still experience some
power outage. So make sure you have rechargeable lights you can leave around the house, and that
these are charged before the storm hits, and make sure you have the ability to charge up your mobile
phones if they run out of juice.

Identify an alternate safe area. Should you need to evacuate, already have a plan as to
where to go. Or if you are caught out in a storm, your family should know where youre most likely to
spend the night. This is likely to be a friends or relatives house, so make sure you ask them in
advance if its all right to stay with them should the typhoon necessitate it.

During a Typhoon
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Stay inside as much as possible. Its likely that home is the safest place to be; certainly
going outdoors in rough weather is a bad idea, not just because you could be lashed by wind, rain,
and debris and floodwaters may have risen, but also because visibility is poor. This results in a
higher risk of road accidents and other mishaps.

Keep everyone in your household calm. Panic will make mistakes more likely, and this can
lead to injuries or worse. Whats more, if you have family pets, they will most likely take your cue from
you; if your family is calm, its likely your pet will be tooalthough make sure your pet is safe and
indoors with you rather than outside at the mercy of the elements.

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Monitor local radio. Someone should be on the alert for evacuation warnings and other
developments like unpassable roads and the like. Radio stations are the most reliable source of
news during a thunderstorm, provided your radio is battery-operated.

Be smart about food and water consumption. Consume perishables first as you never
know when the electricity might conk out. If the water is turned off in your area, you might want to
save the water in those precious pails you filled up in the bathroom for quickly washing faces, arms,
and legs or for a simple sponge bath instead of using these up bathing.

Only use your mobile phone for important things. The power could go out at any time
during a storm, and this may not be restored for days. So its a good idea to conserve your mobile
phones batteries, especially if you have a smartphone that rarely lasts a day without charging. Turn
off non-essential functions like WiFi, bluetooth, and cellular data, and avoid playing games, no matter
how boring getting cooped up in the house might be.

If it starts to flood, turn off the main power. You dont want live outlets that could be
waterlogged and charge any flood waters that might invade your home, so make sure all adults in the
household know how to turn off the main power if need be. If theres an option to turn off power on
the ground level while maintaining power on upper levels, all the better.

If you must wade through flood waters, wash with clean water as soon as
possible. This is fairly self-explanatory as flood waters are visibly filthy, but well add one more tip: if
you have any open wounds or acquire them while walking in floods, make sure you disinfect and
treat these right away.

Be wary of live wires or water-logged outlets. These could charge the floodwaters in the
area, so if you see that your ground floor is flooded above outlet level and you werent able to turn off
the power to your home, do not venture into the water, even if this is below knee level.

Immediately tend to any injuries. Weve already mentioned the importance of doing this
should you walk through floodwater, but this is also important if anyone gets cuts or bruises from
falling items or flying debris. And if anyone gets hit in the head, watch for symptoms of concussion.

After a Typhoon
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Continue to monitor news sites, radio stations, or TV channels. This will help you keep
abreast of what roads are passable, what areas are still at risk, and so on.

Run a check on electricals before using them. Electrocution is a very real risk in the
aftermath of a storm, so have an electrician check the wiring in your home as well as any appliances
you might have. Also be sure that any electrical devices are thoroughly dried out before being used.

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Wear protective gear while dealing with debris. You dont want to risk cutting yourself on rusty
nails or pieces of tin from roofs or anything like that, so make sure you wear thick gloves (garden
gloves should come in handy) when clearing your home of debris. You should also wear sturdy
boots.

Check for contamination of your food and water. If the power failed, throw out anything in
your fridge that might have gone bad. Check your water supplies as well, and make sure you throw
out anything thats been exposed to rain water.

Dump water that may have accumulated in containers like pots, cans, etc. You dont
want to have possible breeding grounds for dengue-bearing mosquitoes around your home, so if
there is anything that might hold stagnant water, make sure you clear it as soon as possible.