Bulusan eruption: VP Robredo says preparing relief operations for affected people

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<div class="embed-wrap"><figure data-feedback="fb:likes,fb:comments"><img alt="Vice President Leni Robredo. Mark Demayo, ABS-CBN News/file" src="https://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2021/news/07/12/20200106-leni-robredo-presscon-md-5.jpg"/><figcaption>Vice President Leni Robredo. <em>Mark Demayo, ABS-CBN News/file</em></figcaption></figure></div><p><br/>MANILA — Outgoing Vice President Leni Robredo said Sunday her office is preparing to conduct relief operations for residents affected by the eruption of Bulusan Volcano in Sorsogon.</p><p>&quot;Our team will be traveling to Sorsogon ASAP. Will continue to update you of other needs,&quot; Robredo said in a tweet.</p><p>&quot;Immediate needs identified are face masks and bottled water,&quot; she added.</p><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">We are currently preparing for our relief operations in Bulusan, Sorsogon and the surrounding areas. Immediate needs identified are face masks and bottled water.</p>— Leni Robredo (@lenirobredo) <a href="https://twitter.com/lenirobredo/status/1533325526844133378?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">June 5, 2022</a></blockquote><div><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charSet="utf-8" type="text/javascript"></script></div><p>Robredo, who hails from Camarines Sur, noted that the affected areas are the towns of Juban and Irosin in Sorsogon.</p><p>Disaster authorities earlier said that the said towns were hit by ashfall brought by Bulusan&#x27;s eruption. </p><ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/06/05/22/phivolcs-reports-phreatic-eruption-at-mt-bulusan">Phivolcs reports phreatic eruption at Bulusan Volcano</a></li></ul><p>Office of Civil Defense Region 5 spokesperson Gremil Alexis Nas said they have stockpiles of food and other resources that can be used for the relief of affected residents.</p><p>Local disaster authorities are also visiting affected areas to instruct residents on how to evacuate their homes.</p><p>As of writing, they have yet to determine how many residents were affected by the eruption.</p><p>Bulusan Volcano erupted at 10:37 a.m. Sunday, its first phreatic eruption in 5 years.</p><p>Phivolcs said the eruption lasted for 17 minutes. Bulusan has since quieted down. </p><div><strong>RELATED VIDEO: </strong></div><figure class="op-interactive"><iframe height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/hgGNjLQvNt4?enablejsapi=1" width="560"></iframe></figure><div class="iwantbar">Watch more News on <a href="https://www.iwanttfc.com/#!/browse/Genres/News/tag_id_genres/id_news" target="_blank">iWantTFC</a></div>

Vice President Leni Robredo said her office is preparing to conduct relief operations for residents affected by the eruption of Bulusan Volcano.

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Bulusan eruption: VP Robredo says preparing relief operations for affected people

Bulusan eruption: VP Robredo says preparing relief operations for affected people

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Published Jun 05, 2022 02:55 PM PHT

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