WATCH: Evacuees getting anxious a week since they fled homes near Taal Volcano

ANXIOUS. People temporarily living in the Batangas Provincial Sports Complex in Batangas City, though well-provided with relief goods, worry about their homes, belongings, and livestock they left behind as they fled the wrath of Taal Volcano. Screenshot from Rappler's Facebook Live

BATANGAS, Philippines – It's been more than a week since people living in the cities and towns around Taal Lake fled their homes afterThe volcano is still restive, and the threat of a hazardous, explosive eruption remains imminent. This means more than 148,000 people living in Batangas and parts of neighboring Cavite are unable to go home.

As local governments try to enforce a lockdown of their cities and towns, many residents try to force or sneak their way in, worried about the state of their homes, properties, and livestock that they've had to leave behind. In evacuation centers, relief goods are still pouring in. But there's no telling how long the volcano will remain restive, and how long people will keep staying in basketball courts, school houses, and other places that are okay for now but will surely take a toll on their well-being if they end up staying longer.

And beyond evacuation, what does the future hold for families who now have nothing to return to? What of the poor

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