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A bird's eye view of mud-covered and destroyed houses with Taal volcano in background as seen from a Philippine airforce helicopter during an aerial survey in Agoncillo town, Batangas province, south of Manila on January 21, 2020. Philippine authorities ordered a crackdown on January 20 on evacuees' daily visits to homes in the danger zone around Taal volcano, amid a warning it could be "recharging" for a more powerful explosion.

'No home to return to': Agoncillo residents worry about future after Taal eruption

But many residents of Agoncillo opted to stay inside evacuation centers as they have no other place where they could seek shelter. Read more

DOH director for Epidemiology Bureau Ferchito Avelino said three of the persons had been discharged from hospital after they turned out negative for the virus.

DOH probes 8 cases of suspected nCoV

Eight persons are being monitored for the novel coronavirus (2019-nCoV) in the Philippines – down from 11 last weekend, the Department of... Read more

Agoncillo, Batangas is covered in volcanic ash on January 27, 2020, two weeks after the Taal volcano eruption. The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology lowered the alert level over Taal to '3' from '4' on January 26.

LIVE updates: Taal Volcano eruption

Get updates as we follow news on Taal Volcano's unrest after its eruption last January 12. Read more

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