Overview
- PHIVOLCS confirmed a short-lived explosive event at 4:39 p.m. local time that sent a dark gray column about 2,000 meters above the crater, followed by roughly 40 minutes of continuous ash emission.
- The Office of Civil Defense issued an emergency alert cautioning of pyroclastic flows and ashfall moving toward the southwest.
- Pyroclastic density currents descended the upper slopes and reached at least 2 km down the southwest flank, according to PHIVOLCS.
- Light to moderate ashfall was reported across 41 barangays in Negros Occidental, and local officials said more than 30 families evacuated in La Carlota City.
- Alert Level 2 remains in effect as authorities enforce a 4 km Permanent Danger Zone and continue close monitoring.