The Philippine Institute for Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) has declared alert level 1 over Kanlaon volcano after its eruption Monday night.

A steam explosion occurred at its crater at 9:55 p.m. and lasted for eight minutes, Phivolcs said. The volcano continued to emit ash from the summit Tuesday morning.

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