Mayon Volcano now at Alert Level 3 amid rising lava, rockfall eventsMANILA, Philippines — Mayon Volcano’s heightened activity prompted state seismologists to raise its status to Alert Level 3 on Tuesday, January 6, Phivolcs reported. On Monday, Mayon Volcano released pyroclastic density currents down the Bonga Gully at 12:26 p.m. after newly extruded lava collapsed at the summit. The latest escalation follows Phivolcs' decision to raise Mayon’s alert from Level 1 to Level 2 on January 1, after monitoring a growing number and volume of rockfall events. This compares with 599 rockfall events recorded over two months, from November to December 2025. The rockfall events reportedly lasted one to five minutes, transporting lava debris within a kilometer of the volcano’s southern upper slopes.

Source: Philippine Star January 06, 2026 14:26 UTC