NEGROS OCCIDENTAL—Kanlaon Volcano in Negros Island had a moderately explosive eruption early Tuesday morning, sending a plume of ash 4,000 meters into the

Ashfall was reported in nearby areas after the Kanlaon Volcano had an explosive eruption on Tuesday morning, according to the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs). Phivolcs Volcano Monitoring and Eruption Prediction Division chief Mariton Bornas said the ashfall was reported in barangays near the western part of the volcano.

MANILA: A volcano in the central Philippines erupted early Tuesday morning (April 8), sending a plume of ash 4,000 metres into the sky and prompting calls for local school cancellations.