Tens of thousands of Filipinos have been evacuated from the danger of the Taal volcano erupting, a small number of others are still waiting to follow the situation.

Taal volcano, about 65 km south of Manila, Philippines, erupted large columns of ash on January 12, while geologists discovered lava was moving from the ground to the crater. To date, about 45,000 people in high-risk areas have been evacuated.

Authorities today announced a "dangerous eruption" that is likely to occur in Taal volcano in "the next few hours or days", warning the number of evacuees likely to reach 200,000 if the situation the situation worsened.

However, Jonathan Domingo, who lives on a mountain slope in the city of Tagaytay, a popular tourist destination because he can see the Taal volcano from afar, has no intention of leaving. Domingo and his friend Ron Art Allado spent the night shooting the volcano scene and posting it on social networking site Facebook.

However, not everyone has favorable conditions to take pictures like Domingo and Ron Art Allado. Dust particles larger than a golf ball have landed in areas near Mount Taal. The rain turned ashes into mud that covered the roads, houses, and cars of nearby towns.

When some residents sought shelter, others risked their lives on the road with a near zero view. In neighboring Laguna province, one man was killed and three passengers were injured when a truck was carrying them. encountering an overturned accident. Hundreds of flights were canceled.

Filipinos are anxiously waiting for the next developments in Taal volcano. The Philippine Institute of Volcano and Geology (Phivolcs) has issued a level 4 warning, requiring anyone living within a 14 km radius around the mountain to evacuate.

The Volcano Institute has recorded 144 earthquakes around Mount Taal since yesterday. "Such violent seismic activity could be a sign that lava is constantly rising below Taal Mountain, most likely leading to the next eruption," Phivolcs said.

In Batangas province, thousands of people moved to the evacuation centers, bewildered by a series of tremors near the Taal volcano. "We are praying," state governor Hermilando Mandanas said.

"We are really afraid that our home will be destroyed in a strong earthquake and we will all die from being buried under the rubble," said Bienvenido Musa, 56. "Who is not afraid?".

Dr. Ramon Castillo, who works at Batangas Provincial Hospital, is in a dangerous area, evacuated from his home with mixed emotions. He just built a house two years ago. Castillo said his neighbor did not want to leave but eventually evacuated.

In Manila, the winds swept away the volcanic ash of Taal, causing the roads and vehicles to be dyed gray. The smell of sulfur rises in the air. Schools were closed and government offices in Manila, Batangas and 11 other affected provinces also stopped working.

Maria Antonia Bornas, an expert at Phivolcs, said it was unclear what would happen next because two notable eruptions in the past were very different.

In 1911, the Taal volcano erupted for three days, killing 1,300 people. But in 1754, Taal volcano erupted for 7 months, from May to December.

Taal is the second most active volcano in the Philippines, after Mayon volcano in Albay. The mountain has erupted 33 times since 1572. The last time Mount Taal erupted was in October 1977.

While a warning from the government has closed most hotels, restaurants and businesses near Mount Taal, some still serve, at least for the time being.

"Please be assured that we are following the situation closely and following government advice," said Richard Gamlin, general manager of the Taal Vista hotel in Tagaytay City. "We have a well-trained quick response team, a 24-hour clinic and a generator that can last for weeks."

A hotel employee said they had not planned to evacuate but currently only 20 guests, using 9 out of 263 rooms.

Chino and Kat Vaflor are two other people not afraid of Taal volcano. On 12/1, they still held the wedding at a location just 16 km from the mountain. The couple said they were "nervous" about the news of the Taal volcano's activity, but at the moment the two said "yes" during the wedding, the attendees were still very calm.