Videos Show Taal Volcano Eruption in Philippines As People Told to Evacuate On 7/1/21 at 9:48 AM EDT Dramatic footage has emerged showing the Taal volcano erupting in the Philippines, prompting officials to urge those in the area to leave. The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology shared a clip of the Taal volcano in Batangas province, south of the capital Manila, having what is known as a phreatomagmatic eruption, between 3:16 p.m. and 3:21 p.m. local time Thursday. Phreatomagmatic eruptions generally occur when magma and water interact in an explosive way, and can cause steam and volcanic rock to shoot into the air.