

Mayon Volcano’s relentless effusive eruption entered its 190th consecutive day on Tuesday, July 14, marked by overnight bursts of Strombolian activity and the generation of highly hazardous volcanic flows, Phivolcs said.
Camera footage captured by the RasPiCam at the Mayon Volcano Observatory recorded multiple episodes of Strombolian activity—characterized by short, explosive outbursts of glowing lava—and continuous lava effusion from the summit crater.
The observatory logged these visual milestones during the early hours of Tuesday at 12:15 a.m., 12:36 a.m., 3:12 a.m., and 4:08 a.m.
The ongoing activity continues to generate incandescent lava flows and frequent rockfalls down the slopes of the Philippines' most active volcano, renowned for its near-perfect cone shape.
The nocturnal displays follow a perilous escalation early Monday morning, July 13, when state volcanologists observed a hazardous pyroclastic density current (PDC).
Locally known as "uson," these fast-moving avalanches of superheated gas, ash, and volcanic debris pose a severe threat to anything in their path.
Alert Level 3 remains in effect over Mayon, signifying a relatively high level of unrest as magma is actively residing at the crater.
