The Philippines has increased the alert level on the Taal Volcano, warning those living in surrounding areas to evacuate due to likely eruptions.

Taal’s alert status was raised to level 3 on a five-level scale after it spewed kilometre-high steam and fragments today (July 1).

Taal is located in the province of Batanga and is one of the most active volcanoes in the country.

Another phreatic eruption from Taal Volcano in Batangas province at 6:29pm on Thursday as it was captured from this video taken at Taal Vista Hotel. Taal volcano was placed under Alert Level 3 on Thursday, July 1, following a phreatomagmatic eruption at 3:16pm

The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) said in a bulletin on Thursday afternoon that Taal Volcano's main crater "generated a short-lived dark phreatomagmatic plume one kilometer high" at 3:16 pm.

A phreatomagmatic eruption refers to "an eruption that involves both magma and water, which typically interact explosively," according to the United States Geological Survey.

The eruption prompted the Alert Level 3 declaration.

"This means that there is magmatic intrusion at the main crater that may further drive succeeding eruptions," Phivolcs said, referring to rising magma.