MINOR PHREATOMAGMATIC ERUPTION AT THE TAAL MAIN CRATER Time-lapse footage shows a minor phreatomagmatic eruption at Taal Main Crater at 4:36 PM today, Dec. 26, 2025, consisting of four pulses and lasting about two minutes, based on seismic and camera records. The event produced short, dark ash jets that collapsed into the Main Crater Lake, as well as light gray to whitish plumes that rose 600 meters above the crater before drifting southwest. Alert Level 1 remains in effect over Taal Volcano. CO

WATCH: Time-lapse footage of a minor phreatomagmatic eruption at the Taal Main Crater that occurred at 04:36 PM this afternoon, 26 December 2025, which consisted of four (4) pulses and lasted two minutes based on seismic and camera records. The event generated short and dark jets of ash that collapsed onto the Main Crater Lake and light gray to whitish plumes that rose 600 meters above the crater before drifting southwest. Alert Level 1 prevails over Taal Volcano. Source: Philippine Institute of