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Taal Volcano: DOH advises public to stay indoors, use dust masks vs Taal ashfall
The Department of Health (DOH) on Sunday released guidelines on how to deal with an ashfall following the phreatic explosion at the Taal Volcano. In an advisory, the DOH explained that “volcanic ash consists of powder-size to sand-size particles that have been blown into the air by an erupting volcano.” Exposure to this ash may […]
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Taal Volcano: What are the harmful effects of volcanic ash to your health
Department of Health (DOH) issued an advisory after the Taal Volcano erupted on Sunday, warning the public on the possible health effects of volcanic ash. According to the DOH advisory, volcanic ash has carbon dioxide and fluorine which can cause numerous harmful health effects to a person when exposed to it. Some of the effects […]
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Taal Volcano spews ash in phreatic eruption —PHIVOLCS
Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology director Renato Solidum said the Taal Vocano in Batangas spewed ashes in phreatic eruption on Sunday morning due to hydro-thermal activities. Photo courtesy of Harry Penano Interviewed on Dobol B sa News TV, Undersecretary Solidum said that a phreatic eruption was recorded at around 11:00 a.m. “Nagkaroon nga […]
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Taal Volcano: Pyroclastic density currents, volcanic tsunami likely around Taal –PHIVOLCS
The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology has raised the alert status in Taal Volcano to Alert Level 3 from Alert Level 2, according to the agency’s 4 p.m. Sunday bulletin. It also confirmed that there was a magmatic intrusion that is likely the cause of the volcano’s phreatic eruptions on Sunday morning and afternoon. […]
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Body of acid-doused OFW in Taiwan arrives in Isabela
CITY OF ILAGAN, Isabela — The remains of an overseas Filipino worker in Taiwan who died of burns caused by acid were received with grief as it arrived at their house in Lullutan village here on Thursday afternoon. Twenty-nine-year-old Deserie Tagubasi died after she suffered fatal burns last Aug. 28 when she accidentally dropped a […]
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7 quakes recorded at Taal Volcano
At least seven volcanic quakes were recorded around restive Taal Volcano in Batangas in the last 24 hours, state volcanologists said Friday. The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology also noted weak steaming activity even as it said Alert Level 1 stays. “Alert Level 1 is still enforced over Taal Volcano. This means that a […]
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Philippines: Biggest health scourge of Pinoy kids: Bad teeth
Tooth decay and other dental health problems have remained the number one health scourge of millions of students in public schools in the country. The Department of Education’s Health and Nutrition Center (DepEd-HNC) reported that dental check-ups conducted under its Universal Medical and Dental Check-up campaign found that 70.51 percent or 1,657,776 students suffered from […]
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