Authorities are looking into expanding the areas covered by the mandatory evacuation near Kanlaon Volcano, especially since a tropical cyclone could develop next week. In the report of Mariz Umalis on 24 Oras Wednesday,

A total of 628 families or 2,616 individuals were evacuated in La Castellana, Negros Occidental, the Municipal Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Office said, after the eruption of Kanlaon Volcano in neighboring Canlaon City in Negros Oriental on Monday afternoon,

The Office of Civil Defense (OCD) announced that emergency evacuation efforts are now being initiated to protect the safety of families in the surrounding areas following the explosive eruption of Mount Kanlaon Monday afternoon.