PH Consulate General in Toronto Holds Talk on Taal and Philippine Volcanoes

Philippine Consul General to Toronto Orontes Castro delivers his Welcome Remarks on the talk by Mr. Dominick Guballa on “Taal and Philippine Volcanoes: An Overview”. (Toronto PCG photo)

TORONTO 18 February 2020 — Mr. Jose Dominick Santos Guballa, a Filipino Ph.D. student in Earth Sciences at the University of Toronto, held a talk on “Taal and Other Philippine Volcanoes: An Overview” at the premises of the Philippine Consulate General in Toronto on 12 February 2020. 

“The talk is part of the Consulate’s information campaign for the Filipino Community in Ontario on important developments in the Philippines, such as the recent eruption of Taal Volcano and its impact on society”, Consul General to Toronto Orontes Castro said in his welcome remarks.

Mr. Guballa provided a general overview of the scientific reasons for the existence of volcanoes in the Philippines, causes of volcanic eruptions and difficulties in predicting such eruptions, the prevalence of earthquakes in the country, the concept of tectonic plates, a brief history of known eruptions of Taal Volcano dating back to 1572, and the excellent work of the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (PHIVOLCS) in monitoring and disseminating important information about the Taal eruption to communities near the volcano and the general public. 

The event was attended by Filipino-Canadian community leaders and members, particularly those from provinces with known active volcanoes, e.g., Mayon Volcano in Albay, officials from Consulate General and attached agencies, the clergy and academics from York University.  Most of them expressed appreciation for the important scientific information on volcanoes, specifically on Taal Volcano, that were clearly explained by Mr. Guballa. END

Mr. Jose Dominick Santos Guballa delivers his talk on volcanoes in the Philippines at the Philippine Consulate General on 12 February 2020. (Toronto PCG photo)

Consul General to Toronto Orontes Castro (fifth from right) and Guest Speaker Jose Dominick Santos Guballa (sixth from right) are joined by Deputy Consul General Edna May Lazaro (first from left), Consul Edwin Gil Mendoza (second from left), Federation of Filipino-Canadians-Ontario President Mrs. Monina Lim-Serrano (third from left), Assistant Professor at York University Dr. Eric Kennedy (fifth from left), Bicol Canada Community Association (BCCA) President Earl Francis Dacara (third from right), and other members of the Filipino-Canadian community in Toronto. (Toronto PCG photo)

For more information, visit https://www.torontopcg.dfa.gov.ph, https://www.philcongen-toronto.com or https://www.facebook.com/PHinToronto/.