Manila, Jumada I 2, 1439, Jan 19, 2018, SPA -- More than 11,000 residents displaced by the eruption of the Philippines' most active volcano have been allowed to return home despite continuing lava emission, officials said Friday. Residents of Legazpi City in Albay province, 330 kilometers south of Manila, were told it was safe to go back to their homes because activity on Mayon Volcano was so far limited to what they termed "quiet lava effusion." "There's actually no reason for them to evacuate but they were fearful when they saw (the lava flows from) Mayon Volcano," said Miladee Azur, head of the city's disaster risk management office. Azur said the residents' evacuation was voluntary because their homes were located away from the 7-kilometre extended danger zone. The 2,463-metre volcano has erupted about 50 times since 1616. The last deadly eruption was in May 2013. Five hikers were killed and seven people injured in that incident, dpa reported. --SPA 12:47 LOCAL TIME 09:47 GMT www.spa.gov.sa/w591188