Entry to Kanlaon Volcano 6-KM Danger Zone Suspended

By Dolly Yasa

BACOLOD CITY – An official from the Office of Civil Defense in Western Visayas confirmed that entry of internally displaced persons into the 6-kilometer extended danger zone (EDZ) around Kanlaon Volcano has been suspended again.

OCD-Western Visayas Regional Director Raul Fernandez told Daily Guardian on Wednesday that entry is “temporarily suspended until such time the condition of the volcano returns to low unrest.”

Earlier, the Regional Task Force Kanlaon ordered the renewed suspension of entry into the EDZ during the 6 a.m. to 4 p.m. window that previously allowed farming and other essential activities.

The restriction was reinstated due to increased volcanic activity.

The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology reported 31 volcanic earthquakes, a sulfur dioxide flux of 1,020 tons and a plume reaching 700 meters as of midnight on Tuesday.

The entry suspension took effect on Wednesday, May 28, 2025.

OCD-Negros Island Region Director Donato Sermeno III said that based on previous events, those parameters may be precursors to a sudden eruption.

Meanwhile, the Office of Civil Defense has urged the Philippine National Police to strictly enforce border control into the volcano’s extended danger zone.