Communities told to stay on high alert, avoid 6-km danger zone amid ongoing activity Last updated: May 02, 2026 | 15:06 Mayon Volcano's eruption kicks up a thick ash plume as seen from Legazpi City, Albay province, about 500km southeast of the capital Manila, Philippines, at about 5.30pm on Saturday (May 2, 2026). Jay Hilotin | Gulf News LEGAZPI CITY: Mayon Volcano erupted late on Saturday afternoon, unleashing a fast-moving pyroclastic flow and thick ash plume that disrupted traffic and prompted warnings from authorities. The event involved a pyroclastic density current, locally known as “uson,” which surged down the volcano’s slopes. Camera footage shows lava flow collapse-fed pyroclastic density current at the southwestern slopes of Mayon Volcano at 5:38 pm, as captured by the The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs). Authorities reported that the flow descended through the Mi-isi gully on the volcano’s south-southwestern sector, an area prone to volcanic hazards during eruptions.…