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Aerial photo shows an ash-covered town after the phreatic eruption of Bulusan volcano in Sorsogon Province, the Philippines. (Sorsogon Provincial Information Office/Handout via Xinhua)

Dark plumes of ash and steam are seen during the phreatic eruption of Bulusan volcano in Sorsogon Province, the Philippines. The Philippines is prone to earthquakes and volcanic activity because it sits along the “Ring of Fire,” a region where giant tectonic plates collide, and active volcanoes follow the edges of the Pacific Ocean. (Sorsogon Provincial Information Office/Handout via Xinhua)

Renato Solidum of the government’s volcanology institute said Bulusan volcano continued to emit steam on Monday. “This would manifest the active hydrothermal activity beneath the volcano,” he said. He said the institute recorded 29 volcanic earthquakes for the past 24 hours, adding that would be related to ongoing hydrothermal activity. (Sorsogon Provincial Information Office/Handout via Xinhua)

Bulusan volcano, approximately 600 km southeast of Manila and one of the Philippines’ most active volcanoes, last erupted in June 2017. In January 2018, the institute observed a few “weak emissions of white-steamed plumes” from the crater. (Sorsogon Provincial Information Office/Handout via Xinhua)