LEGAZPI CITY: The Bicol region was placed on heightened alert as the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) closely monitors two restive volcanoes – Mount Mayon in Albay and Mount Bulusan in Sorsogon.

“We are closely watching two active volcanoes in restive condition as these might erupt anytime but Mount Mayon is more dangerous than Bulusan owing to prolonged magmatic type of explosive eruption while Bulusan is phreatic type,” Phivolcs resident volcanologist chief Ed Laguerta said on Saturday.

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