An ash emission event was recorded anew on Kanlaon Volcano.

Based on footage from an Internet Protocol camera of the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs), the ash emission event spanned for about 30 minutes on June 2, 2025.

The ash emission event generated a grayish plume that reached a height of 1,200 meters.

The emissions were described by Phivolcs to be thin this time, and reached a few barangays in Bago City.

“Sa upper portion ng ating bulkan, meron na namang pag-clog ang ating volcano kung saan dumadaan ang gas na ini-emit ng magma,” said Engineer Mari Andylene Quintia, resident volcanologist at Kanlaon Volcano Observatory.

At least 38 volcanic earthquakes were recorded, which makes the possibility of another eruption likely, according to Phivolcs.

The latest ash emission event happened almost a year after a phreatic eruption on Kanlaon occurred on June 3, 2024, at past 6:00 p.m.

The Office of Civil Defense in Negros Island Region (OCD-NIR) has sent an Incident Management Team to inspect persons getting in and out of the six-kilometer expanded danger zone on Kanlaon.

Another situation that the team will look into is the preparation at the evacuation centers for the resumption of classes by June 16, 2025.

Based on OCD-NIR data, close to 2,000 students have been affected by the volcanic unrest and have continued to stay at evacuation centers in Negros Occidental.

Most of these students are in La Castellana town.

To pad disruption of classes, the local government unit (LGU) of La Castellana has requested additional family tents that will serve as temporary classrooms.

“Nagwo-worry na naman sila kung papano ang enrollment ng mga bata. Ang mga LGUs natin naghahanap rin ng pamamaraan upang ma-address ito,” Donato Sermeno III, regional director of OCD-NIR, said.

The Department of Education in Negros Occidental has considered an alternative learning mode for students and once-a-week face-to-face classes for students dwelling in evacuation centers. (GMA Regional TV)