Bulusan Volcano Mountaineering

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THE MARKETING OFFICER
Wild BOARS Philippines, Inc.
#262 Sesbreño St., Bulusan, Sorsogon
4704 PHILIPPINES

e-Mail: wildboarsphil@yahoo.com
Mobile No.: (GLOBE) +63.917.965.24.11
(SMART) +63.919.223.15.36 (Call & Text) | +63.939.377.35.02

THE ORGANIZATION
Wild BOARS (Bulusan Outdoor Adventures & Recreational Sports) Philippines, Incorporated
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) CN: 201030036
Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) Tax Identification No. (TIN): 299-158-735-000

Wild BOARS Philippines, Inc. is the official Association of Eco/Tour Guides/Porters and other Ecotourism Service Providers organized by AGAP Bulusan, Inc. and trained by Philippine Ecotourism Guides Association (PEGA) and Department of Tourism (DOT) in partnership with Local Government Unit of Bulusan with assistance from Provincial Government of Sorsogon, Office of the Representative for the 2nd District of Sorsogon, Deparment of Environment and Natural Resources ( DENR), Department of Science and Technology's (DOST) - PAGASA & Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (PHIVOLCS), managed the services with proper protocol and permit as approved via Board Resolution from Bulusan Volcano Natural Park Protected Area Management Board (BVNP PAMB)

THE OFFICIAL GUIDES & PORTERS
The Guides and Porters are trained Eco/Tour Guides w/ Technical Education and Skills Development Authority (TESDA) National Certification (NC) Level II Accreditation which are locals of Brgy. San Jose, San Francisco and San Roque. Most of them are local Fishers in Bulusan Lake, Farmers and un-employed individuals.

THE PROGRAM
The Bulusan Volcano Three Lakes in a Climb Mountaineering Program is a community-based ecotourism initiative by AGAP (Aggrupation of Advocates for Environmental Protection) Bulusan, Inc. to provide livelihood while protecting and conserving nature thru ecotourism in Partnership with LGU Bulusan along with other Local Government Units (Brgy. & Provincial) and NGAs as part of the PRESERVE BVNP Biodiversity Conservation and Ecotourism Support Project with assistance from the Global Environmental Facility, Small Grants Program of the United Nations Development Program (GEF SGP UNDP).


BULUSAN VOLCANO PROFILE
One of the most active volcanoes in the Philippines, is Luzon's southernmost volcano. It lies at the SE end of the Bicol volcanic arc occupying the peninsula of the same name that forms the elongated SE tip of Luzon island.

BACKGROUND
Bulusan is a young andesitic volcano built upon the NE rim of an older dacitic-to-rhyolitic caldera, the 11-km wide Irosin caldera, which was formed about 35,000-40,000 years ago.

Bulusan is flanked by several other large intracaldera lava domes and cones, including the prominent Mount Jormajan lava dome on the SW flank and Sharp Peak to the NE. The summit of 1565-m-high Bulusan volcano is unvegetated and contains a 300-m-wide, 50-m-deep crater. Three small craters are located on the SE flank.

Many moderate explosive eruptions have been recorded at Bulusan since the mid-19th century.

BASIC DATA
Stratovolcano 1565 m / 5,134 ft
Luzon Island, Philippines, 12.77°N / 124.05°E
Current status: dormant (1 out of 5)

LAST UPDATE
3 May 2012 (decline in activity since last phreatic eruption in May 2011, alert lowered to normal)

TYPICAL ERUPTION STYLE
Explosive. In historic time, frequent small to moderate phreatic and phreatomagmatic ash eruptions. Mudflows from loose deposits on flank are often generated when heavy rains fall (e.g. during typhoons).

BULUSAN VOLCANO ERUPTIONS
2011, Oct 2006-07, Mar-Jun 2006, 1994, 1988, 1983, 1981, 1979, 1978, 1933, 1928, 1918-22, 1916, 1894, 1892, 1889, 1886, 1852(?)

LAST EARTHQUAKES NEARBY
Time Mag. / Depth Distance Location
Sat, 6 Oct
Sat, 6 Oct 18:51 UTC M 3.2 / 108 km 27 km 015 km N 72° W of Biri
Thu, 26 Jul
Thu, 26 Jul 11:35 UTC M 2.3 / 17 km 23 km 004 km N 37° E of Magallanes