Kanlaon Volcano emits gray ash twice

Screenshot of the footage of ash emission over Kanlaon Volcano on Sunday morning, October 12, 2025. (File image from Phivolcs / Facebook)

MANILA, Philippines — Kanlaon Volcano on Wednesday emitted ashes twice, with both incidents lasting for less than an hour, according to state volcanologists.

The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) said the emission occurred at 6:54 a.m. and 07:50 a.m., lasting 46 and 23 minutes.

In time-lapse footage shared by Phivolcs, gray ash emissions were seen at the summit crater of Kanlaon Volcano.

“These events generated grayish plumes that rose up to 100-150 meters above the crater before drifting to the general west as recorded by the Kanlaon Volcano Observatory – Canlaon City IP Camera,” Phivolcs said in its post on X (formerly Twitter).

Alert Level 2 remains over Kanlaon Volcano, which means there is a moderate level of volcanic unrest.

Mt. Kanlaon covers over 24,000 hectares of land area, with rain forests and verdant vegetation. The volcano on it erupted on June 3, 2024 and has since been in a state of unrest.

The strong earthquake which hit Cebu province can cause the opening of fractures within the Kanlaon Volcano.

But seismologists have not yet seen significant effects on the volcanic activity at Kanlaon, according to Phivolcs Volcano Monitoring and Eruption Prediction chief Ma. Antonia Bornas. /apl