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Kanlaon, also known as Mount Kanlaon and Kanlaon Volcano (Hiligaynon: Bolkang Kanglaon; Cebuano: Bolkang Kanglaon; Filipino: Bulkang Kanlaon), is an active andesitic stratovolcano and the highest mountain on the island of Negros in the Philippines, as well as the highest peak in the Visayas, with an elevation of 2,465 m (8,087 ft) above sea level. [1]
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Laon (meaning "the ancient one"), [note 1] [1] was a pre-colonial female supreme creator deity in the animist anito beliefs of the Visayan peoples in the Philippines.She is associated with creation, agriculture, the sky, and divine justice.
On June 3, 2024, PHIVOLCS raised the alert level of Kanlaon from alert level 1 to alert level 2, indicating increasing unrest after an explosive eruption occurred on its summit vent at 6:51 p.m. PST. The eruption produced a voluminous and incandescent plume that rose 5,000 m (16,000 ft) above the vent and a probable short pyroclastic flow of ...
Poverty incidence of Canlaon 10 20 30 40 50 60 2006 54.00 2009 35.43 2012 42.29 2015 34.95 2018 23.60 2021 29.28 Source: Philippine Statistics Authority Education The public schools in Canlaon are administered by the newly formed Schools Division of Canlaon City. Elementary schools: Angas 1 Elementary School — Sitio Angas 1, Mabigo Aquino Elementary School — Ninoy Aquino Bayog Elementary ...
Taal Volcano (IPA:; Tagalog: Bulkang Taal) is a large caldera filled by Taal Lake in the Philippines. [1] Located in the province of Batangas about 50 kilometers (31 mi) south of Manila, the volcano is the second most active volcano in the country with 38 recorded historical eruptions, all of which were concentrated on Volcano Island, near the middle of Taal Lake. [3]
PHIVOLCS raises Alert Level 2 over Mount Kanlaon after an eruption which prompts the evacuation of residents in Canlaon and parts of Negros Occidental. [ 149 ] [ 150 ] A state of calamity is declared in Canlaon and La Castellana, Negros Occidental on June 4 .
Hibok-Hibok has erupted four times in modern history. The first recorded eruption occurred in 1827 and a similar activity followed in 1862. [5]Volcanic activity is currently monitored through solar-powered autonomous stations operated by the Hibok-Hibok Volcano Observatory under the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology.