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Kanlaon Volcano spews dark ash

Kanlaon Volcano on Negros island emits dark ash on Monday, Dec. 23. (Screenshot from Phivolcs/Facebook)

Metro Manila, Philippines – Restive Kanlaon Volcano on Negros island emitted dark ash on Monday, Dec. 23, triggering a warning from authorities that some areas of Negros Occidental could encounter ashfall.

“Since 11:45 a.m., dark ash has been issuing from the summit of Kanlaon Volcano accompanied by weak low frequency volcanic earthquakes,” the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) said in its notice.

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