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(Eagle News)–A 3.1-magnitude earthquake struck Surigao del Sur early Sunday, April 21. The quake, which was of tectonic origin, hit 30 kilometers northeast of Cortes at 2:42 a.m. The depth of focus of the quake was 31 kilometers. No damage to property nor aftershocks was recorded.
(Eagle News)–A 3.4-magnitude earthquake hit Eastern Samar on Saturday, April 20. The quake, the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology said, struck 36 kilometers southeast of San Julian at 6:49 p.m. The depth of focus of the quake, which was of tectonic origin, was 19 kilometers. No damage to property nor aftershocks was recorded.
(Eagle News)–At least 14 people, mostly children, have been rushed to the hospital after they reportedly inhaled an excessive amount of chlorine while swimming in a pool in Pandi, Bulacan on Friday, April 19. The police said the victims, between 3 years old and 22 years old, all complained of stomach pain and dizziness after swimming in the pool in Barangay Bagong Barrio around 9 a.m. Some of them also reportedly vomited. The authorities said […]
(Eagle News)–A 3.5-magnitude earthquake struck Davao Oriental on Friday, April 19. The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology said the quake hit 20 kilometers southwest of Governor Generoso at 3:08 p.m. The quake, which was of tectonic origin, had a depth of focus of 158 kilometers. No damage to property nor aftershocks were expected.
(Eagle News)–A vessel rammed a sea wall while docking in the Batangas Port on Friday, April 19. The Department of Transportation said the incident involving the MV RDI Genesis I of RDI Genesis Inc. took place at 6 a.m. The agency did not say if there were casualties but said a suspension order would follow. Meanwhile, several shipping operators cancelled their trips today: 1. SuperCat – No trips 2. Fastcat – No morning trips; will […]
(Eagle News)–A 3.1-magnitude earthquake struck Ilocos Sur on Friday, April 19. The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology said the quake hit 17 kilometers northwest of Sinait at 6:56 a.m. The depth of focus of the quake was 25 kilometers. No damage to property nor aftershocks were expected.
(Eagle News)—A 4.0-magnitude quake struck Sarangani on Thursday, April 18. The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology said the quake hit 54 kilometers southwest of Kiamba at 7 p.m. The depth of focus of the quake, which was of tectonic origin, was 16 kilometers. An intensity III was reported in Kiamba, and an intensity II in General Santos City. An instrumental intensity III was recorded in Kiamba and T’boli, South Cotabato, and an instrumental intensity […]
(Eagle News) – Three members of the New People’s Army were killed in an encounter between the 79th Infantry Battalion and the communist rebels in Barangay Marcelo, Calatrava in Negros Occidental on Wednesday, April 17. Col. Emelito Thaddeus Logan, commander of the 79th Infantry Battalion (79IB), said in a statement on Thursday, April 18, that a soldier was also slightly injured in the encounter. He is now in a stable condition. The bodies of […]
(Eagle News)—A 3.4-magnitude quake struck Northern Samar early Thursday, April 19. The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology said the quake hit 41 kilometers northwest of Laoang at 2:07 a.m. The depth of focus of the quake, which was of tectonic origin, was 4 kilometers. Nodamage to property nor aftershocks were recorded.
(Eagle News)—A 3.9-magnitude earthquake struck Cagayan on Wednesday, April 17. The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology said the quake hit 51 kilometers southwest of Calayan at 10:18 a.m. The depth of focus of the quake, which was of tectonic origin, was 11 kilometers. No damage nor aftershocks were expected.
(Eagle News)—A block of cocaine was found floating off Basco, Batanes on Tuesday, police said. Authorities said the cocaine was found by a fisherman off the Naidi Light House at 3:15 p.m. In an interview over GMA 7’s dzbb, Batanes Provincial Police director Colonel Merwin Quarteros said the cocaine was wrapped in layers of plastic. The street value of the illegal drugs has yet to be determined, police said. President Rodrigo Duterte has blamed international […]
(Eagle News)–A 3.8-magnitude earthquake struck Surigao del Sur early Wednesday, April 17. The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology said the quake hit 41 kilometers southeast of Cagwait at 1:10 a.m. The quake, which was of tectonic origin, had a depth of focus of 25 kilometers. No damage to property nor aftershocks were recorded, PHIVOLCS said.
