The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) on Tuesday morning lowered to Alert Level 3 the warning on Mount Mayon as the agency noted a general decline in eruptive activity on the volcano. “Mayon Volcano’s condition in the past week has been characterized by a general decline in unrest,” a Phivolcs bulletin released at 8 a.m. said. ADVERTISEMENTAlert Level 3 means Mayon has a decreased tendency towards hazardous eruption, compared to Alert Level 4, which warns that a hazardous eruption was imminent. Despite the lowering of the alert, the Phivolcs said residents and people should still be “strictly prohibited” from the six-kilometer permanent danger zone and the seven-kilometer-radius extended danger zone. People living near these danger areas were advised to observe precautions associated with rockfalls, pyroclastic density currents and ashfall.

Source: Philippine Daily Inquirer March 06, 2018 01:01 UTC