Taal Volcano in Batangas province had a minor phreatomagmatic eruption that lasted four minutes on Tuesday, the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) said. Phivolcs director Teresito Bacolcol told The Manila Times that the volcanic burst happened at 5:58 a.

The Taal Volcano in Batangas province had a minor phreatomagmatic eruption early Tuesday morning, according to the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (PHIVOLCS).

A minor phreatomagmatic eruption—an event that happens when magma comes into contact with water—occurred at the Taal Volcano early Tuesday morning, Dec. 3, said the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs).

This is the third time the Taal Volcano erupted in the past week, since November 26. It remains at Alert Level 1, or low-level unrest. The minor phreatomagmatic eruption occurred at 5:58 a.m. on Tuesday,