Volcanic quakes raise eruption risk at Kanlaon

BACOLOD CITY — A total of 105 volcanic-tectonic (VT) earthquakes were recorded beneath Kanlaon Volcano from Thursday noon to Friday morning, prompting the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) to warn of possible eruption. According to Mari-Andylene Quintia, Phivolcs resident volcanologist, the strongest was a magnitude 3 volcanic earthquake recorded at 2:10 a.m. on