Taal gas emissions rise slightly but volcano stays seismically calm

LUCENA CITY, Quezon – Taal Volcano in Batangas showed a slight increase in sulfur dioxide (SO₂) emissions, while seismic activity remained generally low, the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) said on Friday. In its 24-hour monitoring, Phivolcs reported that Taal emitted 150 metric tons of sulfur dioxide, which the agency classified as a