The Philippines on Sunday lowered the alert status for Taal volcano to indicate a "decreased tendency towards hazardous explosive eruption".
However, volcanologists warned that lowering of the danger level, from 4 to 3, "should not be interpreted that unrest has ceased".
Authorities have also narrowed the exclusion zone around the Taal volcano.
More than 100,000 people have been moved to shelters after Taal began spewing clouds of ash on January 12.


Wave of bomb threats afflict European flights for third time this week
Jay Rockefeller, heir to famed dynasty and former US Senator, dies at 89
At least two children killed in bus crash in eastern France, authorities say
Vance repudiates Iran war after US electoral defeat
Malaysia ex-PM Najib Razak set for house arrest after party pays fine to leave jail
