Low chance of major Taal Volcano eruption: Phivolcs

File picture of Taal Volcano, Batangas province, Philippines on Friday July 2, 2021. Smog containing gases from a restive Philippine volcano sickened dozens of students and prompted 25 towns and cities to shut their schools on Sept. 22, 2023, as a health precaution. - AP

MANILA (Philippine Daily Inquirer/Asia News Network): An official from the state seismology bureau has assured that even with the volcanic smog or vog situation on Friday, the possibility of the Taal volcano erupting remains low.

In an INQ Today interview on Friday (Sept 22), Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) volcano monitoring and eruption prediction division chief Mariton Bornas said that the volcano has a low chance of erupting at a major level.