News in photos: Thick smoke billows from Taal Volcano

(Eagle News)-These pictures of Taal Volcano were taken by Eagle News correspondents from different areas.

The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology has raised an alert level 3 over the volcano, which generated a 1-kilometer-high plume and a volcanic tremor.

Earthquakes were felt in the volcano island and Agoncillo in Batangas.

PHIVOLCS has recommended an evacuation from the volcano island and Agoncillo and Laurel in Batangas.

Picture of Taal from San Nicolas, Batangas. /Vien Carlo Carbonell/Eagle News/
Picture of Taal from the lakeshore in Tagaytay. /Mark Marcelo/Eagle News/
Picture of Taal from Lalaan, Silang. /Via Jen Ortiz/Eagle News/