Residents in Albay province heard a loud boom around noon on Friday (Oct. 30), as the restive Mayon Volcano erupted.

The active volcano is located in the Bicol region, about 500km east of the capital Manila.

The area surrounding the volcano remains under Alert Level 3 as an ongoing effusive eruption continues, according to Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) records and local media reporting.

The agency’s Alert Level 3 designation means magma is near or at the surface and a hazardous eruption could occur within weeks.

It also allows the danger zone to be expanded to 8 kilometers from the active crater.

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