Juban, Sorsogon -- Bulusan Volcano fell silent again a day after it spewed a huge column of sulfuric ash and pebbles 5 kilometers into the air.

        Bella Tubianosa, Phivolcs resident volcanologist, said  the volcano showed no danger signs Wednesday except for the 46 volcanic earthquakes that were monitored for the past 24 hours.

        The volcano roared at 9:37 morning Tuesday sending residents and officials into a frenzy over the danger of ash falls.

        But disaster officials said only four municipalities reported having ash falls in their area which included the villages of Puting-Sapa, Sangkayon, Buraburan and Rangas in Juban, Cogon, Gulang-gulang, Monbon and Gabao in Irosin, San Roque in Bulusan and Siuton, Biton, Tula-Tula Sur, lapinig and Busay in Magallanes.

        Noel Pura, Provincial Disaster Council Action Officer, said no report of injuries has reached their office yet nor were there reported damages. He, however, said that damage report might be submitted later. 

        Jovencio Dioquino, village chief of rangas, Juban, told Bicol Mail that a wide swath of vegetable farm in his village was covered with ash and has a slim chance that it could still recover.

        He was thankful though that no one among his constituents was injured.

        Mayor Tess Guab-Fragata of Juban told Bicol Mail that she had already sent out response teams to check on the affected areas and determine the needs of the residents.

        She was optimistic though that everyone was safe as there was no report from the village chiefs had reached her office until Wednesday noon.

        “Thanks to the strong wind that blew the ashes away from our town” , she sighed.

        Brigadier Arseni Arugay, commanding general of the army’s 9th Infantry Division who visited Juban town, said the army would always be on alert to assist the residents and officials for any eventuality.

        Arugay said disaster response is one of the non-traditional role of the armed forces for which their men were well-trained for.

        Tubianosa said Phivolcs personnel were already conducting ash measurement at the slopes of the volcano to determine the lahar deposits which continue to pose danger to residents especially those living at the foot of the volcano.

        The Phivolcs official said they would also monitor other parameters like sulfur dioxide emission, seimicity, and ground deformation to determine whether or not alert level should be increased.

        She urged residents and local officials to be always on alert for any eventuality as ash explosion was still possible to occur in the future.

        The Philippine National Oil Company-EDC-BAc-Man Geothermal Production Field Office and the Lafayette Philippines, Inc., both turned over to the PDCC Wednesday various relief materials for distribution to affected residents should the situation worsen. 

        Gerry Bunao, chief PNOC-Community Partnership Development Office, said they were ready to extend additional assistance, both in terms of logistics and personnel, should there be a need in the coming days.

        Joey Cubias, LPI vice president, said they have personnel already on stand-by at the PDCC office to respond on any emergency relative to the volcano activity.