The Philippines ha stockpiled food supplies
in case of evacuations after a volcano emitted
ash and smoke six times in recent weeks officials
said Sunday,
In addition to the emergency food packs authorities
are closely watching communities near Bulusan
volcano 390 kilometers south east of Manila,
said presidential spokesman Herminio Coloma,
The latest emissions came on Friday with two
other eruption earlier last week,
"The government continues to monitor the
behaviour of Mount Bulusan ..so we can safe-
guard the welfare of about 24,000 affected resident
in 22 villages and five towns said Coloma,
The government volcano monitoring institute
said that so far, the emissions have been caused
by groundwater mixing with hot rock inside the
1565 metre (5,134foot) volcano
These "phreatic eruptions" have sent ash and
smoke into the air covering the volcano's slopes
and nearby town said Winchelle lan Sevilla,
the officer heading a team monitoring Bulusan,
He said that as long as people out of the four
kilometre"danger zone "around Bulusan ,they
would not be hurt by any falling rocks,
Aircraft have also warned to avoid Bulusan in
case of sudden ejection of ash,Despite the
activity Sevilla said there was no sign magma
was rising inside the volcano indicating there
was no impending eruption of lava,
Bulusan's last destructive eruptions were from
November 2010 February 2011 eventually forcing
hundreds of villagers to evacuate,There were
no reports of casualties or damage
The Philippines is located in the seimially
-active Pacific Ring of fire"and has ocer 20
active volcanoes--AFP
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