The video shows the moment when Taal Volcano started to erupt on Sunday, 12 January 2020, afternoon.

Taal is the second most active volcano in Philippines located in the middle of Taal Lake, south of the capital Manila.

The video was recorded by Indonesian traveller Inayah Hidayati who visited Alabang, an hour and a half from the Taal caldera.

"When Taal erupted, many tourist were still in the lake. Local people then gathered at the shore to watch as an eruption is not an everyday phenomenon" Inayah said.

The video shows the moment when Taal Volcano started to erupt on Sunday, 12 January 2020, afternoon.

Taal is the second most active volcano in Philippines located in the middle of Taal Lake, south of the capital Manila.

The video was recorded by Indonesian traveller Inayah Hidayati who visited Alabang, 1,5 hours from the Taal caldera. She said, the eruption came suddenly and nobody was warned until the volcano pumped pyroclastic materials 1 km to the sky.

"When Taal erupted, many tourist still in the lake. Local people then gather at the lake coast to see it as eruption is not an everyday phenomenon" Inayah said.