INQToday: Davao de Oro landslide death toll at 10; Phivolcs: Taal Volcano spews high volume of toxic gas again
Phivolcs reports Taal Volcano in Batangas province emitted on Thursday another alarming volume of sulfur dioxide.
A total of 12,063 metric tons (MT) of SO2 from Taal’s main crater was measured over the past 24 hours and rose to 900 meters tall before drifting southwest, Phivolcs said in its bulletin Friday.
The total number of deaths due to a landslide in Davao de Oro’s Monkayo town climbs to 10 from the previously reported seven.
The Monkayo local government said in a statement that this was the latest data as of 3:00 pm.
A study reveals Metro Manila had the worst traffic congestion among metropolises worldwide in 2023.
If based on time spent to cover 10 kilometers, motorists in the country’s capital region spent an average of 25 minutes and 30 seconds to navigate that distance last year, 50 seconds longer than in 2022.
