TABACO CITY – Close to 500 residents living within the six-kilometer danger zone here will be evacuated in temporary shelters after Alert Level 2 was raised Friday due to increased activity of Mayon Volcano, Mayor Krisel Lagman-Luistro said.

Lagman-Luistro will meet the members of the city disaster coordinating council Saturday to map out the city's preparedness in the wake of Mayon's restiveness.

With Alert Level 2, all human activity are prohibited within the danger zone. Some 100 families living in three to four villages will also have to be moved to schools that will serve as their temporary shelters for an indefinite period, but those who will do farm work will be allowed in the morning, Lagman-Luistro told INQUIRER.net in a phone interview.

"At this point, there's not much to worry about but we have to be prepared, and foremost of our concern are the people living within the danger zone," she said.

Tabaco City is not in the direct path of the lahar flow, in case of increased activity in the volcano, but the town of Sto. Domingo.

But Lagman-Luistro said they would not be spared from ashfall and flashfloods with heavy rainfall. She said continued dredging of rivers and waterways were ongoing to avert floodings.

She also said that the city government was planning to buy a three-hectare property that could serve as permanent relocation of the families within the danger zone.

Folks in this small village called San Ramon are thankful that they have been spared from the rains for the past two days.

Heavy downpour has been experienced here since last week raising fears that this could trigger volcanic activity.

Caloy Tuscano, who raises farm animals, said that while their area would not be directly affected by the lahar from Mayon, the heavy rains could cause floodings and ruin the fields.

"Sayang ang mga tanim namin, tsaka baka maraming mamamatay na alagang hayop pag nagbaha [Our crops would go to waste and a lot of our animals would die because of the floods]," he added.

He said they were now used to Mayon's restiveness and that normal activity would continue.

"Ganyan na ang buhay namin, laging nasa panganib na baka sumabog ang bulkan pero kailangan lang maging handa [This is how our lives have been, always in danger as the volcano could erupt so we should really prepare]," he said.