Manila, Feb 26, 2026 (AFP) - Philippine volcano eruption sends ash 2.5 kilometres into sky

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2026-02-27

A volcano erupted in the central Philippines on Thursday evening, sending a billowing plume of ash about 2,500 metres (1.5 miles) into the nighttime sky. The two-minute eruption began at 7:04 pm (1104 GMT), state volcanology agency director Teresito Bacolcol told AFP, saying "there might be a bigger explosive eruption in the next few days". Kanlaon Volcano, one of 24 active volcanoes in the archipelago nation, has had several major eruptions in t......

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