Kanlaon belches ash

Kanlaon Volcano emitted a grayish ash plume reaching up to 300 meters above its summit crater on Thursday afternoon, Oct. 30, the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) reported.

- By ELLALYN V. RUIZ

THE Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology's Canlaon City IP camera captured grayish ash plumes rising from the summit crater of Kanlaon Volcano during a 20-minute emission on Oct. 30, 2025. (Screen grab from Phivolcs Facebook page)

Time-lapse footage from the Kanlaon Volcano Observatory in the Canlaon City IP camera showed the emission occurring between 12:37 p.m. and 12:57 p.m., with ash drifting west.

Kanlaon has been occasionally emitting ash over the past few weeks.

Phivolcs reminded the public that Alert Level 2 remains in effect the volcano is still experiencing moderate unrest and that sudden steam-driven or phreatic eruptions could occur.