ACTIVE VOLCANOES IN THE PHILIPPINES

Mayon Volcano
Standing at 2.46 kilometers high, Mayon Volcano is surrounded by
three cities in Albay province, about 11 hours away from Manila if you
travel by car. It has a record of 51 eruptions, with the most violent
being recorded in February of 1814.

Taal Volcano
Located in Batangas, Taal Volcano is also one of the most interesting
volcanoes the Philippines has. Ironically, as a caldera volcano, it’s
also the deadliest. Technically speaking, Taal Volcano is a volcano
island contained inside Taal Lake which is also bounded by Taal
Caldera 25 kilometers wide. On Taal Volcano island is the main crater
lake which is 80 meters deep. Its most memorable eruption was in
1754, which lasted for almost seven months devastating the nearby
Lipa and Tanauan in Batangas.

Mount Kanlaon
With a total of 30 recorded eruptions, Mount Kanlaon is the third
most active volcano in the Philippines. It is 2.43 kilometers high
and is located in Negros Oriental, near Bacolod City. Most of its
eruptions have been considered phreatic and mild, characterized
mainly by ashfalls. It was only in 1902 when the volcano erupted
with lava.

Mount Bulusan
A neighboring volcano of Mayon in the Bicol region, Bulusan Volcano
is located in Sorsogon province, in the southern part of the region.
Most of its eruptions have been phreatic, which means that little
damage was caused to the nearby towns. Ash explosions are very
common to Bulusan Volcano, which can last for months to a few
years. Its worst eruption was recorded in 1918 which lasted until
1922, causing some landslides and lava flows.

Mount Hibok-Hibok
Standing on Camiguin Island in the Bohol Sea, Mount Hibok-
Hibok is a young volcano and relatively a small one compared to
the other stratovolcanoes in this list, with a base diameter of 10
kilometers. It has five eruptions in recorded history, the most
significant of which is the consecutive eruptions from 1948 to
1953, which killed hundreds of citizens nearby.