Kanlaon erupts; 29 flights halted, DOH flags ashfall | Jonathan L. Mayuga, Jovee Marie dela Cruz, Claudeth Mocon-Ciriaco and Sam Medenilla
MOUNT Kanlaon, an active volcano on Negros Island, erupted for six minutes Monday night, producing a 5,000-meter plume, the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) reported. The steam-driven or phreatic explosion occurred at the summit vent at 6:51 p.m., prompting Phivolcs to raise Alert Level 2, which indicates current…