Kanlaon ashfall prompts class suspension

BACOLOD CITY, NEGROS OCCIDENTAL, Philippines — Kanlaon Volcano generated a grayish ash plume on Monday morning that rose 200 meters above the summit crater and drifted east, prompting ashfall in parts of Canlaon City and the suspension of in-person classes at all levels. The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) said the emission was