26 sa 34 na LGU sa lalawigan ng Batangas, nagkansela ng klase dahil sa volcanic smog mula sa Bulkang Taal

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00:00Many people in Batangas are still experiencing smog

00:04because sulfur dioxide is being released by the Taal Volcano.

00:08Some residents are not leaving their homes.

00:12Benji Dorangos reports live, Benji.

00:1626 out of 34 LGUs in Batangas, Laluigan,

00:22canceled their classes today.

00:24The volcanic smog still continues to flow here in Taal Volcano.

00:29One of them is Tanawan City, Batangas,

00:32where some parts are within the 14-kilometer radius danger zone,

00:36just like the one I'm standing in right now,

00:38here in Barangay Gonzales, Tanawan, Batangas,

00:41which is just next to Taal Lake,

00:45the Lawa of Taal.

00:46And even though it's still a bit hazy,

00:48the Taal Volcano is already hot,

00:51just like yesterday, when the smog was very thick.

00:54But we can see that the Taal crater is still hot.

00:58What you can see right now is a thick white smoke

01:01on top of the volcano.

01:02But there's no new advisory on the view box today.

01:05But there are some people in Batangas

01:07who missed the ghost town,

01:09especially when the false news spread on the internet yesterday.

01:12If you saw these images on social media yesterday morning,

01:26these are the old images of the eruption of Taal Volcano.

01:30But the situation of Taal is not like that today.

01:32This is the situation in some towns in the province of Batangas.

01:36Here in Barangay Nangkaan in Mataas na Kahoy, Batangas,

01:39a thick white smoke filled the area around the volcanic smog.

01:43They've been experiencing this for two days now.

01:45Yesterday night was the most dangerous.

01:47That's why the local government

01:48has already given the residents their permission.

01:50We were told not to leave the house,

01:55especially the children.

01:58If they have a ventilator,

02:00they can use it to get fresh air.

02:04Until today,

02:05the public and private classes

02:07in Barangay Nangkaan in Mataas na Kahoy

02:09have been quiet.

02:11Only a few residents can be seen on the streets.

02:14If Mr. Roberto won't let his chicken go,

02:18he won't leave the house.

02:20It's hard to breathe.

02:23In the last bulletin of PHIVOX,

02:25although the Taal Volcano is still on alert level 1,

02:28it released a ton of sulfur dioxide.

02:31It can cause dizziness,

02:33nausea,

02:34irritation of the eyes and skin,

02:36heart disease and heart attacks.

02:37The website iqair.com

02:40reported that the air in Batangas is unhealthy.

02:43According to PHIVOX,

02:453,355 tons of sulfur dioxide

02:49is released every day.

02:50To understand how much it is,

02:53the average capacity of a dump truck like this is 12 tons.

02:573,355 tons equals 280 dump trucks.

03:02That's how much air is released by the Taal Volcano.

03:05LGU said that the situation is still good.

03:08There's no need for an evacuation

03:10in Barangay Nangkaan,

03:12which is only 3 kilometers away from Taal Lake.

03:14It's possible that it won't happen,

03:16but we need to evacuate as soon as possible.

03:19That's what we will do.

03:22The problem is that if there's smoke,

03:24it affects the search for life.

03:26The restaurant that was closed

03:27because of their famous overlooking view of the Taal Volcano,

03:30the customers are just passing by.

03:33They are also reducing the number of employees that are allowed to enter.

03:36They cancel because they are afraid

03:38because there's a smog, it's dangerous.

03:41But the search for life continues

03:43because the smog is also passing by.

03:46Like a tricycle driver,

03:48he stopped traveling because there are no students.

03:50Yes, sir. You can't travel if you're like that.

03:53It's hard for you to make a living.

03:57That's the northwest direction

03:58that is being pushed by heavy smoke

04:00to the part of Talisay, Batangas

04:02and Tagaytay area.

04:04This part of Tanawan City, Batangas

04:07is peaceful here in Barangay Gonzales,

04:10but the residents are on alert

04:12for any movement of the Taal Volcano.

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