A map shows significant active volcanoes in the Philippines, including Kanlaon Volcano. Graphic by John Saeki/AFP via Getty Images The Associated Press contributed to this report.

Why it Matters. Mount Kanlaon is one of the most active volcanoes in the Philippines, a country situated along the Pacific "Ring of Fire" where seismic and volcanic activity is common.

Mayon is one of 24 active volcanoes in the Philippines. It last erupted violently in 2018, displacing tens of thousands of villagers. In 1814, Mayon's eruption buried entire villages and ...

Mount Mayon as it erupting in the Philippines, on June 7, 1938. Getty Images. A tourist draw for its picturesque conical shape, 8,077-feet Mayon last erupted violently in 2018, displacing tens of ...

The Kanlaon volcano in the Philippines erupted today (Dec. 9) at 3:03 p.m. local time, spouting an eruption column of up to 1.86 miles (3 kilometers) into the sky and triggering the evacuation of ...

Villagers living within a 3.7-mile radius of Mayon volcano’s crater were told to leave the long-designated permanent danger zone and move to safer grounds due to the danger of volcanic emissions ...

CALBAYOG, Philippines — Delfina Guiwan’s heart was pounding as she sneaked back to her village, now abandoned and eerily quiet, in the fertile foothills of the gently erupting Mayon volcano in ...

MANILA, Philippines — A restive volcano in central Philippines briefly erupted Tuesday, spewing a 4.5-kilometer (2.8-mile) ash plume and debris into the sky as its rumblings were heard nearby.

LEGAZPI, Philippines – The Philippines' most active volcano was spewing lava down its slopes on Monday, prompting officials to warn tens of thousands of villagers to be prepared to flee from ...

The Philippines has placed a volcano in the nation’s eastern part under alert level 1 in a five-scale rating following a phreatic eruption early on Monday. Skip to content.

A volcano in the central Philippines erupted early Tuesday morning, sending a plume of ash about 2.5 miles into the sky and forcing authorities to suspend school in four villages due to ashfall.