Small but terrible.

This is how experts describe the Taal Volcano in Batangas as one of the most active and dangerous volcanoes in the world. Four decades later, the public once again felt the ferocity of the so-called smallest volcano in the Philippines. INNITY ADS As a result of the phreatic eruption of Taal Volcano on Sunday, more than 36,000 people were evacuated and thick ashes covered many households, crops, and roads in Batangas and surrounding areas. Residents in Metro Manila also experienced ashfall and even the air smelled of gunpowder, causing them to suspend school and government offices. These are just some of the evidences that the volcano that last erupted in 1977 is dangerous. According to the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (PHIVOLCS), in 1572 the Taal Volcano first erupted. Since then, it has been upset 33 times. According to PHIVOLCS, there are three types of Taal Volcano eruption: Phreatic or just emitting smoke caused by hot water in the volcano Magmatic or release of magma from the crater Phreatomagmatic or simultaneous release of hot water, magma, and lava that always occurs in lake volcanoes. There are three types of volcanic eruptions: phreatic, and magmatic, Lagmay said. The strongest and longest-running activity of Taal Volcano was recorded in 1754 which lasted almost seven months. About 1,335 individuals died when it exploded in 1911. Two hundred civilians were reported killed in 1965 when it erupted again. The irritation of the said volcano occurred again in the following years: 1605 1611 1634 1635 1641 1645 1707 1709 1715 1729 173 1749 1790 1808 1825 1842 1873 1874 1878 1903 1904 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1976 1977