THE CURRENT Kanlaon crisis on Negros Island is getting tense and intriguing. The move allowing over 4,000 evacuees in La Castellana town and Bago City to go home amid the continuing threat posed by the restive volcano has created a “fuss”. More so when Task Force Kanlaon (TFK) chief, Raul Fernandez, made it clear himself that he disagreed with such a move. 

Fernandez was loud and clear that there is still imminent danger – Kanlaon may have a “one time, big time” eruption anytime. His contention is scientifically-based on the warning from the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) that daily volcanic quakes plus notable decrease in carbon dioxide level are indicators that magma within the volcano is rising.