PHIVOLCS announces Tagaytay is still safe to visit despite the Taal volcano

by Lily Gut July 7, 2021 Taal Volcano (Photo from PIXABAY) TAGAYTAY, Cavite - Following the eruption of Taal Volcano, PHIVOLCS announces tha...

by Lily Gut
July 7, 2021

Taal Volcano (Photo from PIXABAY)

TAGAYTAY, Cavite - Following the eruption of Taal Volcano, PHIVOLCS announces that visiting Tagaytay City is still possible and safe.

According to them, tourists and travelers can still visit Tagaytay but they are strongly reminded to wear face masks in the area, according to PHIVOLCS office-in-charge Renato Solidum.



Tourists and travelers can still visit Tagaytay, but they are strongly advised to wear face masks in the area, according to Renato Solidum, the PHIVOLCS office's in-charge.

“Wala pang pagsabog nang malakas ang Taal, ang pagsabog hindi po papunta ang hangin sa Tagaytay, wala pong peligro doon, kailangan lang bantayan saan papunta ang direksyon ng hangin. Kung safe pumunta? Wala naman pong problema, kailangan may dala kayong mask palagi,” he clarified.



Taal Volcano spotted a phreatimagmatic plume spotted by PHIVOLCS on July 1, resulting in a third increase in its alert level status.

“Kasi pwede naman fountaining lang ng lava, hindi po yun magiging delikado, depende po saan ang pagsabog at saan direksyon. Sa ngayon doon patungo sa Laurel at Agoncillo," Solidum added.



He said this is different from the previously shown smoke eruption of Taal Volcano last year.

“Bago sumabog nung January 2020, walang nakita nilalabas na gas, ibig sabihin naiipon ito sa baba. Ito pong nangyari ngayon marami nang paglabas ng gas, ibig sabihin nag-dede gas ang magma. Pag ka hindi nakakaipon ng maraming pressure, pwede magka explosion, hindi ganun ka lakas. Pero kung mabara, maipon, magka pressure, kung tumaas, labas ng labas ng gas, baka mas malaki pa ang pagsabog kumpara noong Huwebes," Solidum said.

Aside from that, he also clarified that no volcanic smog was observed in Metro Manila after the Taal uprising.

“Huwag natin tawagin volcanic smog, hindi natin yun nalanghap na masangsang, walang ganun, sa taas po yun, hindi po sa baba. Ang masama pag sobrang concentration, kaunting ambon babagsak po yun. Kaya bawal po maligo ang mga kabataan lalo na dyan sa paligid ng Taal dahil acidic po yan. Nakakasunog din ng halaman," Solidum said. (with report from ABS-CBN News)