Mount Mayon

MAYON, also known as Mayon Volcano or Mount Mayon, is an

active stratovolcano in the province of Albay in Bicol Region, on
the large island of Luzon in the Philippines. Renowned as the
"perfect cone" because of its symmetric conical shape, the
volcano with its surrounding landscape was declared a national
park on July 20, 1938, the first in the nation. It was reclassified a
Natural Park and renamed as the Mayon Volcano Natural Park in
2000. Local folklore refers to the volcano being named after the
legendary princess-heroine Daragang Magayon (English: Beautiful
Lady). Numerous festivals and rituals are associated with the
volcano and its landscape. The volcano is the centerpiece of the
Albay Biosphere Reserve, declared by UNESCO in 2016. On
December 26, 2018, Mayon caused two phereatic explosions but
maintains Alert Level 2.[1]
 Mount Pinatubo

Mount Pinatubo (Sambal: Bakil nin Pinatobo; Kapampangan:

Bunduk/Bulkan ning Pinatubu, Bunduk ning Apu Malyari;
Pangasinan: Palandey/Bulkan na Pinatubu; Ilokano: Bantay
Pinatubo; Tagalog: Bundok/Bulkang Pinatubo) is an active
stratovolcano in the Zambales Mountains, located on the tripoint
boundary of the Philippine provinces of Zambales, Tarlac and
Pampanga, all in Central Luzon on the northern island of Luzon. Its
eruptive history was unknown to most before the pre-eruption
volcanic activities of 1991, just before June. Pinatubo was heavily
eroded, inconspicuous and obscured from view. It was covered
with dense forests which supported a population of several
thousand indigenous Aetas. The second-largest volcanic eruption
of the 20th century, and by far the largest eruption to affect a
densely populated area, occurred at Mount Pinatubo on Saturday,
June 15, 1991. [2]
 Taal Volcano

Taal Volcano (Filipino: Bulkang Taal) is a complex volcano located

on the island of Luzon in the Philippines. It is the second most
active volcano in the Philippines with 33 historical eruptions. All of
these eruptions are concentrated on Volcano Island, an island
near the middle of Taal Lake. The lake partially fills Taal Caldera,
which was formed by prehistoric eruptions between 140,000 and
5,380 BP. Viewed from Tagaytay Ridge, Taal Volcano and Lake
presents one of the most picturesque and attractive views in the
Philippines. It is located about 50 kilometres (31 miles) south of
the capital of the country, the city of Manila. The last major
activities on the volcano were the phreatic eruptions of 1976 and
1977. [3]
 Mount Hibok-Hibok

Mount Hibok-Hibok (also known as Catarman Volcano) is a

stratovolcano on Camiguin Island in the Philippines. It is one of
the active volcanoes in the country and part of the Pacific ring of
fire. In the morning of December 4, 1951, the volcano erupted
again. This, time, however, it unleashed boiling lava, poisonous
gases, and landslides enough to destroy nearly 19 square
kilometres (7.3 sq mi) of land particularly in Mambajao. [4]
 Mount Banahaw

Mount Banahaw (alternative spelling: Banahao or Banájao) is a

potentially active volcano on Luzon in the Philippines. The three-
peaked volcano complex is located between the provinces of
Laguna and Quezon and is the tallest mountain in the
CALABARZON region dominating the landscape for miles around.
The mountain is considered by many as a "Holy mountain", thus a
bundok dambana, and is popular among pilgrims along with
mountain climbers. It is located in a protected area known as
Mounts Banahaw–San Cristobal Protected Landscape covering
10,901 hectares (26,940 acres) of land.[5]
Base on the record of Sariaya year 1539 was the 1st recorded
eruption of Mt Banahaw and it was repeated last on January 18
1909. [6]
 Kanlaon

Kanlaon (Hiligaynon: Bulkan sang Kanlaon; Cebuano: Bulkan sa

Kanlaon; Spanish: Volcán de Canlaon, Malaspina), also spelled as
Kanla-on or sometimes Canlaon, is an active stratovolcano on the
island of Negros, Philippines. It is the highest point in Negros, as
well as the whole Visayas, with an elevation of 2,465 m (8,087 ft)
above sea level.
The volcano straddles the provinces of Negros Occidental and
Negros Oriental, approximately 30 km (19 mi) southeast of
Bacolod, the capital and most populous city of Negros Occidental
and of the whole island region. It is one of the active volcanoes in
the Philippines and part of the Pacific Ring of Fire.
In March 29, 2016 at 6:20 pm, Kanlaon erupted for 12 minutes
which produced a volcanic plume 1500 meters above the crater
and a "booming sound" was heard in some barangays near the
volcano. [7]
 Mount Iraya

Mount Iraya, is an active volcano on Batan Island and the highest

point in the province of Batanes, Philippines. In 1998,
volcanologists recorded seismic swarms which led them to form a
monitoring network on Batan Island for several months. After the
swarms of tremors had diminished, the temporary stations in
Barangay San Joaquin in Basco, Batanes and another near the
crater, were pulled out. Seismicity or any activity relating to Iraya
is still monitored by the Basco Seismological Station. [8]
 Musuan Peak

Musuan Peak or Mount Musuan /ˈmʊswən/, also known as Mount

Calayo (/kəˈlɑːjoʊ/, literally "Fire Mountain") is an active volcano on
the island of Mindanao in the Philippines. It is 4.5 kilometres (2.8
mi) south of the city of Valencia, province of Bukidnon, and 81
kilometres (50 mi) southeast of Cagayan de Oro City. [9]
Musuan last erupted in Dec 1886, as a Jesuit priest reported who
visited the volcano 4 years later in 1891, at which time there was
still strong fumarolic activity, which prevented closer examination.
The eruption was probably phreatic in nature, and was reported to
have "burned everything around it".[10]
 Mount Matutum

Matutum is an active volcano, approximately 5.7 kilometres (3.5

mi) from Acmonan, Tupi, South Cotabato, Philippines.
Volcanologists suspect that Matutum may have had a phreatic
eruption on March 7, 1911. [11]
 Didicas Volcano

Didicas Volcano is an active volcanic island in the province of

Cagayan in northern Philippines. The island, which was a
submarine volcano and re-emerged from the sea in 1952, is 22
kilometres (14 mi) NE of Camiguin Island, one of the Babuyan
Islands in Luzon Strait. Before 1952, the volcano first breached
the ocean surface in 1857. The last eruption of Didicas to date
was on January 6 to 9, 1978. The mild eruption blanketed the
island with fresh volcanic ashes. [12]
 Pocdol Mountains

The Pocdol Mountains, also known as the Bacon-Manito Volcanic

Group are a volcanic group of stratovolcanoes in the Philippines.
There are no reports of eruptions. [13]
 Mount Balungao

Mount Balungao is an extinct volcano located in Pangasinan,

Ilocos Region, on the island of Luzon in the Philippines. Rising to
the height of 382 metres (1,253 ft) ASL, it is located in the town of
Balungao, about 5 kilometres (3.1 mi) from the town center. It is
the main tourist attraction of the town, along with the Balungao
Hot and Cold Spring Resort nearby.[1] Mount Balungao is listed as
an inactive volcano by the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and
Seismology (PHIVOLCS). [14]
 Malepunyo Mountain Range

Malepunyo Range (also known as Malipunyo Range or Mount

Malarayat) is an extinct volcano located on Luzon Island in the
Philippines. The mountain range is located between the provinces
of Batangas, Laguna and Quezon. It is popular among
mountaineers, and has three interconnected destinations: Mt.
Malepunyo, the highest; Bagwis Peak (also known as Mt. Susong-
Cambing); and Mount Dalaga (also known as Manabu Peak). [15]
 Mahagnao Volcano

Mahagnao Volcano also known as part of (Mahagnao Volcano

Natural Park) is a dormant volcano located in the Barangay
Mahagnao part of the municipality of Burauen province of Leyte,
Philippines. It is also bounded by the municipalities of La Paz and
MacArthur. The area is mostly composed of wetland forests and
also the birth of many rivers and streams flowing on many part of
Burauen and on its neighboring towns. [16]
 Diogo Island

Diogo Island is an uninhabited volcanic island in the province of

Batanes, the northernmost province in the Philippines. Also known
as Dinem Island in the native language, Diogo is a lone rock rising
out of the sea, with steep cliffs on every side, and dangerous
currents make landing there practically impossible. It is an extinct
volcano which has suffered heavily from marine erosion. [17]
 Lake Sampaloc

Lake Sampaloc is an inactive volcanic maar on the island of

Luzon, the Philippines.
It is the largest of the Seven Lakes of San Pablo, Laguna. Nearly
half of the lake's depth has a shallow depression at the bottom,
indicating its volcanic origin. The lake is behind San Pablo city hall
and is dotted with fishpens and small cottages built on stilts. [18]
 Mount Malindang

Mount Malindang is a complex volcano located in the province of

Misamis Occidental in the southern island of Mindanao,
Philippines. It is the highest point in the province. The least
studied mountain range was formed through several volcanic
activities some of which could be historical, evident by the
presence of two calderas, surrounded by high rock walls, cinder
cones, dome volcano plugs, two sulfurous hot springs, and a
crater lake named Lake Duminagat. The amphitheater structures
have extensive distribution of volcanic rocks, carbonized wood
that are found in pyroclastic deposits. The mountain range is
dissected by several canyons and ravines. [19]

Mount Pinukis

The Pinukis is a 1,562 meters above sea level high inactive

volcano in Brgy. Lison Valley, municipality of Pagadian City,
Philippines.
It covers more than 20,000 hectares (49,000 acres), has up to
2015 retained a relatively intact forest cover and is therefore
included in the Important Bird and Biodiversity Areas (IBAs).
Pinukis, the sacred mountain of the Subaanen tribe, and a main
source for the water system of the three provinces of the
Zamboanga peninsula, is under threat from multinational mining
companies who wish to engage in open-cast mining. [20]

Mount Butung

Mount Butung is an inactive volcano located in the Municipality of

Quezon, Bukidnon Province in the island of Mindanao, Philippines.
The mountain is located at 7°45′12″N 125°4′12″E.
The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology
(PHIVOLCS) lists Mount Butung as Inactive. [21]

Ivuhos

Ivuhos (also known as Ibugos, Ibujos, Vuhus and Ibahos Island) is

one of the islands of Batanes, the northernmost province of the
Philippines. The uninhabited island is located west of Sabtang
Island and is separated by a deep channel nearly 2 kilometres
(1.2 mi) wide.
Ivuhos Island is small and rather low, except a hill on the south
end. A coral beach before the hill on the eastern side is the only
safe landing place on the island. The shores on both sides of the
channel are bordered by reef. The flood tide sets southward with a
velocity from 3 to 4 knots, and the ebb northward. [22]