Taal Volcano’s seismic activity surges after twin eruptions

LUCENA CITY, Quezon – Taal Volcano in Batangas showed renewed signs of volcanic unrest after recording a sharp increase in seismic activity over the past 24 hours, following two short-lived phreatomagmatic eruptions on Tuesday, the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) said. In its Wednesday morning bulletin, Phivolcs reported 19 volcanic earthquakes and five