Description : Residents save their belongings from their homes covered in ash as Taal volcano contnues to show signs of an imminent hazardous explosion in Batangas province south of Manila. Taal, the second-most-active volcano in the country, emitted a dark plume of steam and ash in a brief explosion, indicating a hazardous explosive eruption is possible in hours or days. The explosion posed the threat of another eruption prompting the evacuation of thousands of villagers inside the volcano???s danger zone or high-risk areas. Philippines.