Philippines raises alert over second-most active volcano

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MANILA, March 9 (dpa): Philippine scientists on Tuesday raised the alert level over the country’s second most active volcano following signs of increased unrest.

The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) placed Taal volcano in Batangas province, 66 kilometres south of Manila, under alert status level 2.