Prayer

Heavenly father, grant me each day the

desire to do my best, to grow mentally and
morally as well as physically. To be kind
and helpful to my classmates and teachers,
to be honest with myself as well as with
others. Help me to be a good sport and
smile when I lose as well as when I win.
Teach me the value of true friendship.
Help me to always conduct myself so as to
bring credit to my school. Amen.
Volcanoes in the
Philippines
Quarter 3, Week 2, Day 1
Review
VOLCANOES IN THE
PHILIPPINES
 The Philippines sits on a unique tectonic setting
ideal to volcanism and earthquake activity.
 It is situated at the boundaries of two tectonic
plates – the Philippine Sea Plate and the
Eurasian plate – both of which subduct or dive
beneath the archipelago along the deep trenches
along its east and west seaboard.
 This is the main reason why the Philippines has
numerous active volcanoes.
Types of Volcanoes Based on
Activity
Volcanoes can also be classified to either active, erupting, dormant or
extinct.
An active volcano is a volcano that has had at least one eruption during the
past 10,000 years. An active volcano might be erupting or dormant.
An erupting volcano is an active volcano that is having an eruption.
A dormant volcano is an active volcano that is not erupting, but supposed
to erupt again.
An extinct volcano has not had an eruption for at least 10,000 years and is
not expected to erupt again in a comparable time scale of the future.

 According to the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology

(PHIVOLCS), the Philippines currently has 24 active volcanoes -- 13 of
which is located in Luzon, 2 in Visayas, and 9 in Mindanao. All volcanoes
of the Philippines are part of the Pacific Ring of Fire.
 List of Volcanoes in the Philippines
Name of Volcano Province
1 Babuyan Claro Babuyan Island Group, Cagayan in Luzon
2 Banahaw Boundaries of Laguna and Quezon in Luzon
3 Biliran (Anas) Leyte in Visayas
4 Bud Dajo Sulu in Mindanao
5 Bulusan Sorsogon, Bicol Region in Luzon
6 Cabalian Southern Leyte in Visayas
7 Cagua Cagayan in Luzon
8 Camiguin de Babuyanes Babuyan Island Group, Cagayan in Luzon
9 Didicas Babuyan Island Group, Cagayan in Luzon
10 Hibok-hibok Camiguin in Mindanao
11 Iraya Batan Island, Batanes in Luzon
12 Iriga Camarines Sur in Luzon
 List of Volcanoes in the Philippines
Name of Volcano Province
13 Isarog Camarines Sur in Luzon
14 Kanlaon Negros Oriental
15 Leonard Kniaseff Davao del Norte
16 Makaturing Lanao del Sur
17 Matutum Cotobato in Mindanao
18 Mayon Albay, Bicol Region in Luzon
19 Musuan (Calayo) Bukidnon in Mindanao
South Cotobato/General Santos/ North
20 Parker
Cotabato/Sarangani Provinces in Mindanao
21 Pinatubo Boundaries of Pampanga, Tarlac and Zambales in Luzon
22 Ragang Lanao del Sur and Cotobato in Mindanao
23 Smith Babuyan Island Group, Cagayan in Luzon
24 Taal Batangas in Luzon
 Mayon Volcano
 Mayon Volcano also known as Mount Mayon is a sacred and
active stratovolcano in the province of Albay in Bicol Region,
Luzon, Philippines. A popular tourist spot, it is renowned for its
"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 as a
Natural Park and renamed as the Mayon Volcano Natural Park in
2000. It is the centerpiece of the Albay Biosphere Reserve, declared
by UNESCO in 2016, and is currently being nominated as a World
Heritage Site.
 It is the most active volcano in the Philippines, and its activity is
regularly monitored by PHIVOLCS from their provincial
headquarters on Ligñon Hill, about 12 kilometers (7.5 mi) SSE
from the summit.
 Mayon is the most active volcano in the Philippines, erupting 50
times in the past 500 years. Historical observations accounted its
first eruption in 1616.
Taal Volcano
 Taal Volcano is a large caldera filled by Taal Lake on Luzon,
Philippines, and is in the province of Batangas. It is the second most
active volcano in the Philippines, with 35 recorded historical
eruptions, all of which were concentrated on Volcano Island, near the
middle of Taal Lake. The caldera was formed by prehistoric eruptions
between 140,000 and 5,380 BP
 The volcano has had several violent eruptions in the past, causing loss of
life on the island and the populated areas surrounding the lake, with the
death toll estimated at about 6,000. Because of its proximity to populated
areas and its eruptive history, the volcano was designated a Decade
Volcano, worthy of close study to prevent future natural disasters.
 The main crater of Taal Volcano originally had a lake until the explosive
2020 eruption expelled its water; the lake reformed within months in the
rainy climate after activity ceased. This eruption that started on the
afternoon of January 12, 2020 had alert level of the Philippine Institute
of Volcanology and Seismology escalating from Alert Level 2 to Alert
Level 4. The eruption spewed ashes to Calabarzon, Metro Manila, some
parts of Central Luzon and Pangasinan in Ilocos Region, which cancelled
classes, work schedules, and flights.
 Kanlaon Volcano
 Mount Kanlaon, 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
 Hailed as the most active volcano in central Philippines,
Kanlaon has erupted 30 times since 1819. Eruptions are
typically phreatic of small-to-moderate size that produce minor
ash falls around the volcano. In 1902, the eruption was classified
as Strombolian, typified by the ejection of incandescent cinders,
lapilli, lava bombs and gas fumes. However, its eruptive history
has not yet been recorded and larger Plinian eruptions generated
by this stratovolcano has not yet been known.
 Volcanic activity at Kanlaon is continuously monitored by the
Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology
(PHIVOLCS), the government's bureau that monitors the
volcanoes and earthquakes in the nation, although unlike Mayon
and Pinatubo, the volcano has never been studied in-depth and
its age is not yet accurately calculated. Kanlaon Volcano
Observatory is located at the campus of La Carlota City College
in the barangay of Cubay, La Carlota City in Negros Occidental.
Strombolian Eruption
Mount Pinatubo
 Mount 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
 Pinatubo is most notorious for its VEI-6 eruption on June
15, 1991, the second-largest terrestrial eruption of the
20th century after the 1912 eruption of Novarupta in
Alaska. Complicating the eruption was the arrival of
Typhoon Yunya, bringing a lethal mix of ash and rain to
towns and cities surrounding the volcano.
Mount Pinatubo
Predictions at the onset of the climactic eruption led to the
evacuation of tens of thousands of people from the
surrounding areas, saving many lives. Surrounding areas were
severely damaged by pyroclastic surges, pyroclastic falls, and
subsequently, by the flooding lahars caused by rainwater re-
mobilizing earlier volcanic deposits. This caused extensive
destruction to infrastructure and changed river systems for
years after the eruption. Minor dome-forming eruptions inside
the caldera continued from 1992 to 1993.
The effects of the 1991 eruption were felt worldwide. It ejected
roughly 10 billion tonnes (1.1×1010 short tons) or 10 km3 (2.4
cu mi) of magma, and 20 million tonnes (22 million short
tons) of SO2, bringing vast quantities of minerals and toxic
metals to the surface environment. It injected more particulate
into the stratosphere than any eruption since Krakatoa in 1883.
 Mount Bulusan
 Mount Bulusan, or Bulusan Volcano, is the
southernmost volcano on Luzon Island in the
Republic of the Philippines. It is situated in the
province of Sorsogon in the Bicol region
 Bulusan is generally known for its sudden
steam-driven or phreatic explosions. It has
erupted 15 times since 1885 and is considered
as the 4th most active volcano in the
Philippines after Mayon, Taal, and Kanlaon.
In July 2020, Phivolcs raised the alert status of
Bulusan Volcano from Alert Level 0 to Alert
Level 1 after an increase in seismic activity was
observed in the past days. PHIVOLCS
reminded the public of the 4-KM Permanent
Danger Zone (PDZ) around the Bulusan
Volcano as sudden explosions might occur.