Phivolcs recorded a “smaller” phreatomagmatic eruption that lasted for about two minutes and produced 200-meters high plumes. 3:37 p.m., July 1 Phivolcs issued a notice for the raising of the alert status of Taal from Alert Level 2 (increasing unrest) to Alert Level 3 (magmatic unrest). “This means that there is magmatic intrusion at the Main Crater that may further drive succeeding eruptions,” the agency said. It recommended that the Taal Volcano Island and high-risk barangays of Agoncillo and Laurel in Batangas be evacuated due to the possible hazards of pyroclastic density currents and volcanic tsunami. Communities around the Taal Lake shore were also advised to take precautionary measures and be vigilant of possible lakewater disturbances related to the ongoing unrest.