Taal Volcano continued to rumble on Wednesday with a series of minor eruptions recorded in the morning, state volcanologists said.
The first happened at 5:18 a.m.--a phreatomagmatic eruption caused by magma or molten rocks interacting with water near hits crater, similar to the one last July 1, Phivolcs said.
At 8:47 a.m. Taal again belched a 300-meter high plume which lasted for seven minutes. Three more weak eruptions were recorded at 9:15 a.m., 9:26 a.m., and 11:56 a.m. respectively.
The volcano remains under Alert Level 3, meaning magma from the main crater could drive an explosive eruption, it said.
Phivolcs said it recorded 55 volcanic earthquakes, including an explosion-type earthquake, five volcanic tremors lasting up to five minutes, and five hybrid earthquakes over 24 hours.
Taal continued to release high levels of volcanic sulfur dioxide (SO2), averaging 7,560 tons a day on Tuesday, with plumes rising as high as 1.5 kilometers.
Residents living in high-risk barangays of Agoncillo and Laurel were evacuated due to risks of eruption.