MANILA, Philippines – Naglagay ng remote monitoring station ang PHIVOLCS sa hilagang kanlurang dalisdis ng Mt. Apo sa Cotabato na layong makapagtala ng earthquake activities.
Ang Apo Volcano Ilomavis, Kidapawan City Observation Station o VAIK ay isang solar-powered facility na kayang magpadala ng real-time seismic data nang sabay-sabay sa pamamagitan ng virtual private network patungo sa General Santos Observatory (GSO), Kidapawan Seismic Station, at Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (PHIVOLCS) main office sa Quezon City.
“VAIK is equipped with a state-of-the-art Kinemetrics broadband seismic sensor and digital recorder for volcano and earthquake monitoring. VAIK is the latest addition to the monitoring stations operated and administered by GSO,” saad sa pahayag ng PHIVOLCS nitong Biyernes, Setyembre 27.
Sinabi rin ng PHIVOLCS na isinagawa ang isang ritwal o “pomaas* ng Manobo Apao Descendants Ancestral Domain ng Mount Apo Council of Elders sa lugar ng monitoring station na bahagi ng ancestral domain ng mga Manobo.
“The ritual or ‘pomaas’, which embodies the values, culture, and ideas of the Manobo people, involves a sacrifice of a white chicken as an offering to appease and pay respects to the spirits believed to be sacred by the Manobo people. In their beliefs, disregarding this ritual will result in punishment and chaos,” sinabi pa ng ahensya. RNT/JGC
