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VIRGINIA BEACH, VA — After covering communities with ash and displacing about 125,000 people in Batangas and neighboring towns in the Philippines, authorities said Taal volcano has had a decline in activity — and its alert...

LONG BEACH, CA — The past month has been stressful for award-winning chocolatier Romeo Garcia. His father who hails from San Nicolas, Batangas went home to attend his grandmother’s funeral when the Taal Volcano started spewing...

PHILIPPINES — The local government of Tagaytay is appealing for donations of hygiene kits and cleaning supplies for its evacuation centers. Tagaytay City Mayor Agnes Delgado-Tolentino says they are preparing for an extended stay in evacuation...

by Paul Garilao, ABS-CBN News PENSACOLA, FL — Fears continue to mount of a more explosive and more dangerous Taal volcano eruption — as some 40,000 people living in danger zones have fled their homes, and...

PHILIPPINES — Fishermen are all smiles from their bountiful catch at Lake Taal. They were asked why they continue to fish — despite the looming threat. Like the fishermen, other residents also risk their safety just...

Several towns in Batangas province are now off-limits, amid the danger of another possible eruption of Taal volcano. In San Nicolas, only a handful of men are left. Those who previously refused to leave their houses...

Since Taal volcano erupted a few days ago, some Filipino Americans who have roots in affected towns have been overcome with emotion.  Southern California resident Marilou de Sagun owns several properties in Talisay, Batangas and has...

Since the Taal volcano eruption, Filipino American families — like the Galvantes, who hail from Agoncillo — struggle to stay in touch with family members in Batangas while they monitor the situation....Read More

Anxious residents in Agoncillio in Batangas want to return to their homes and check on their livestock....Read More

Bauan in Batangas was among the towns which accepted the most evacuees due to Taal volcano’s activeness. The growing number of evacuees has even caused a cock-fighting arena to open its doors to those forced to...