Experts: Volcano in central Philippines "enters a period of unrest"; virus cases rising - 630 reported


An employee wearing a protective mask cleans a gondola at the Venice Grand Canal Mall operated by Megaworld Corp. in Taguig City, Metro Manila, the Philippines, on Monday (June 22). The Philippines reimposed a lockdown last week on its central islands' most populous Cebu City where a third of those tested were found infected with the coronavirus, while keeping the loose restrictions in the capital region. - Bloomberg

MANILA (Xinhua): The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) said on Monday (June 22) that it is keeping a close eye on Mount Kanlaon, an active volcano in Negros Occidental province in the central Philippines, after it recorded over 130 earthquakes since Sunday.

The institute issued a statement reminding the public that Kanlaon Volcano remains on alert level 1 "which means that it is at an abnormal condition and has entered a period of unrest."

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