Taal Volcano logs fifth eruption this October; alert level 1 stays

LUCENA CITY — Taal Volcano in Batangas province recorded another phreatic, or steam-driven, eruption within the past 24 hours, bringing to five the number of reported eruptions this month, according to the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs). In its morning bulletin on Wednesday, Oct. 21, Phivolcs said the latest eruption, locally known as