The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (PHIVOLCS) has raised the alert level at Kanlaon Volcano in Negros to three following an "explosive eruption" afternoon on Monday, December 9, 2024. 

Local government units have been advised "to evacuate the 6-km radius from the summit of the volcano and must be prepared for additional evacuation if activity warrants."

PHIVOLCS' bulletin reads:

"This serves as a notice of alert level raise from Alert Level 2 to Alert Level 3 of Kanlaon Volcano.

An explosive eruption occurred at the summit vent of Kanlaon Volcano at 3:03 PM today, 9 December 2024. The eruption produced a voluminous plume that rapidly rose to 3,000 meters above the vent and drifted west-southwest. Pyroclastic density currents or PDCs descended the slopes on the general southeastern edifice based on IP and thermal camera monitors.

In view thereof, DOST-PHIVOLCS is raising the Alert Level of Kanlaon Volcano from Alert Level 2 (increasing unrest) to Alert Level 3 (magmatic unrest). This means magmatic eruption has begun that may progress to further explosive eruptions. All local government units are advised to evacuate the 6-km radius from the summit of the volcano and must be prepared for additional evacuation if activity warrants."