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Date: Feb. 16, 2021, 2:59 p.m.
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Date: 2021-02-19 07:09:34.000000
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Published by Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology(PHIVOLCS) on Feb. 16, 2021.
Requested from PHIVOLCS by M. Girado at 02:59 PM on
Feb. 16, 2021.
Purpose: Personal use and for comparison of past and present TAAL data recently uploaded on PHIVOLCS page
Date of Coverage: 07/01/2018 - 02/01/2020
Tracking no: #PHIVOLCS-827798294094
May I request Taal Volcano's TILT, GPS, VOLCANIC EARTHQUAKE/TREMOR COUNT or GRAPH and other collected volcano data (e.g. acidity, and temperature) from 07-01-2018 (or 01-01-2019 if its too many to grant) up to 02-01-2020. Intended use of this information is to compare Taal's pre-eruption and post-eruption numbers/data and to further gain personal science knowledge on the matter. Hoping my request is granted as I believe other people are interested on this information or data requested.
February 19, 2021 Dear Melvin John, Greetings! Thank you for your request dated Feb 16, 2021 under Executive Order No. 2 (s. 2016) on Freedom of Information in the Executive Branch. Your request You asked for Taal Volcano's TILT, GPS, VOLCANIC EARTHQUAKE TREMOR COUNT/GRAPH and other important data. Response to your request We were able to determine that this particular information is already available online. Volcano bulletins for Taal Volcano and other active volcanoes are posted daily at 8am and contains information useful to the general public. Kindly check this link on our website for the volcano bulletins https://www.phivolcs.dost.gov.ph/index.php/volcano-hazard/volcano-bulletins3. Last February 15, 2021, our Volcano Monitoring Team also posted updated on observed parameters on our Facebook account, kindly check this: https://www.facebook.com/PHIVOLCS/posts/3532833946825478. Rest assured that PHIVOLCS is closely monitoring the Taal volcano and the other most active volcanoes in the country 24/7, working in close coordination with the local governments and will release advisory as necessary. Your right to request a review If you are unhappy with this response to your FOI request, you may ask us to carry out an internal review of the response by writing to DOST Secretary Fortunato T. de la Pena with email at [email protected]. Your review request should explain why you are dissatisfied with this response, and should be made within 15 calendar days from the date when you received this letter. We will complete the review and tell you the result within 30 calendar days from the date when we receive your review request. If you are not satisfied with the result of the review, you then have the right to appeal to the Office of the President under Administrative Order No. 22 (s. 2011). Thank you. Respectfully, Angela Montes FOI Officer