Danger alert: An area surrounding Taal volcano covered in volcanic ash. — Photos: Team Ceritalah
WHEN Adriano O. Mantiel, a 46-year-old maintenance worker in the Rizal province (about 16km east of Manila), wiped ash from his mobile phone screen last Sunday, he knew something was wrong.
As he told Team Ceritalah: “I thought that it was rain. But when it happened, my allergies immediately reacted. I began sneezing. My eyes became very red and I had trouble breathing.”
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Living in the Ring of Fire
Danger alert: An area surrounding Taal volcano covered in volcanic ash. — Photos: Team Ceritalah
Lightning strikes through a column of ash surrounding Taal’s crater on Jan 12, seen from Tagaytay city.
Taal Volcano Erupts In The Philippines
Adriano sweeps the ash off his car.
Adriano with his wife and son.
Taal spewing ash into the air, as seen from a distance.
All the establishments Antonio’s Group of Restaurants boast stunning views of the Taal volcano.
Lightning strikes as a column of ash surrounds the crater during the eruption.
Taal Volcano Erupts In The Philippines
Rich Manilenos often helicopter in for lunch at Antonio’s and hang out at the bucolic boutique hostelry Sonya’s Garden.
Antonio’s – currently closed – is an upscale restaurant in Tagaytay often frequented by the Manila elite.
Mantiel, 46, has been a maintenance worker at this condominium for the past four years.
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