LEGAZPI CITY, March 16 -- Mt. Mayon's abnormal activity has waned, prompting the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) to downgrade its status to Alert Level 1, signifying low level of unrest, from Level 2, moderate level of unrest.

In its Thursday bulletin, Phivolcs said the alert status of Mayon in Albay province was downgraded due to the continued decline in its monitored parameters.

The Phivolcs bulletin said since the start of the year, Mayon Volcano has exhibited a steady decline in its monitored parameters.

The lowering of the alert status of Mayon means the likelihood of an eruption occurring within the immediate future has weakened.

Also, volcanic earthquake activity has declined to a daily average of ...