A total of 109 volcanic earthquakes and 19 dome collapse pyroclastic density current (PDC) events had been recorded in Mayon Volcano in the past 24 hours, the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (PHIVOLCS) said Monday.
The plums from Taal Volcano grew from 1,800 meters on Sunday to 2,400 meters on Monday, according to the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (PHIVOLCS).
The Philippines has inked a new $600-million loan agreement with the World Bank to bring the country’s total loan and grant commitments from the multilateral lender to an estimated $7.94 billion, the Department of Finance (DOF) announced Monday.
On the heels of a survey that found Filipinos split on the benefits of the Maharlika Investment Fund (MIF), Finance Secretary Benjamin Diokno said he is willing to sit in the hot seat to explain the proposed sovereign wealth fund to the public....