Amidst increased activity of the volcano.
(JUNE 8, 2023) – At 12 noon on Thursday, local sesimology and volcanolofy bureau PHIVOLCS announced that it has escalated the Alert Level on Mayon Volcano from 2 to 3.
This, as they monitored increasing rockfall events and volcanic earthquakes in the past 72 hours.
They also said that “Mayon is exhibiting a magmatic eruption of a summit lava dome, with increased chances of lava flows…”
PHIVOLCS has also recommended the 6-kilometer radius Permanent Danger Zone or PDZ be evacuated, over the danger of lava flows, rockfalls, and pyroclastic density current (PDCs), and other volcanic hazards like lahar.