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(Eagle News)–The Northern Luzon Expressway Corporation has released its list of toll plazas on NLEx and the Subic-Clark-Tarlac Expressway amid the enhanced community quarantine. NLEx Corp. said the list was as of Thursday, April 23: NLEx Corp. said frontliners continue to provide 24/7 operations. The ECQ is expected to end on April 30. President Rodrigo Duterte, however, is expected to make a decision today on whether or not to extend or modify it, according to […]
(Eagle News)–The series of earthquakes that hit Batangas on Wednesday, April 22, are volcano-tectonic in origin. The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology said this means the 23 earthquakes that struck Mabini and adjacent areas of Balayan Bay since 10:30 a.m. were “associated with failure or breakage of rock material along faults and fractures beneath active volcanos.” PHIVOLCS said although the root causes of tectonic earthquakes, which the Batangas quakes were initially described due to […]
(Eagle News)–A 3.6-magnitude earthquake struck Cagayan today, April 23. The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology said the quake, which hit at 7:04 a.m., had its epicenter 52 kilometers northwest of Santa Ana. It had a depth of 21 kilometers. No damage to property nor aftershocks were recorded.
(Eagle News)–A frontal system is affecting Northern Luzon. The Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration said as a result, cloudy skies with isolated light rains will be experienced over the provinces of Batanes, Cagayan, Isabela, Quirino, Nueva Vizcaya and Aurora. Partly cloudy to cloudy skies with isolated rainshowers are expected over Abra, Benguet, Ifugao, Mt. Province, Kalinga, Apayao, Ilocos Norte, Ilocos Sur, La Union and Pangasinan as the easterlies affect the rest of the […]
(Eagle News)–A thunderstorm advisory has been hoisted over Zambales and other areas. The Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration said moderate to heavy rainshowers with lightning and strong winds are expected over the province. Thesw conditions are already being experienced in Carranglan, Cuyapo, Lupao, San Jose, Munoz, Talugtug, Santo Domingo in Nueva Ecija; and in SanJose and Mayantoc in Tarlac. PAGASA said these conditions may persist within two hours. “All are advised to take […]
(Eagle News)–A thunderstorm advisory has been hoisted over Laguna and other areas. The Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration said moderate to heavy rainshowers with lightning and strong winds are also expected over Batangas, Zambales and Pampanga within the next two hours. “All are advised to take precautionary measures against the impacts associated with these hazards which include flash floods and landslides,” PAGASA said.
(Eagle News) — Bacoor, Cavite Mayor Lani Mercado-Revilla ordered on Wednesday, April 22, a total lockdown of one of its barangays due to the continued rise in COVID-19 cases there. In ordering the total lockdown of Barangay Molino III in Executive Order No. 16, the mayor noted that of the 63 COVID-19 cases then-recorded, 12 of these were from that barangay, with at least three cases of local household transmission, or two or three cases […]
(Eagle News) — A 4.5-magnitude earthquake struck Batangas today, April 22. The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology said the quake, which struck at 11:06 a.m., had its epicenter three kilometers southwest of Mabini. It had a depth of seven kilometers. The following intensities were reported: Intensity II – Bauan, Batangas Intensity I – Agoncillo, Lemery, and Taal, Batangas No damage to property nor aftershocks were recorded. Earlier in the day, a 4.6-magnitude earthquake struck […]
Other official conscious, PNP chief says (Eagle News)–One of the police generals who were critically hurt in the helicopter crash in Laguna in March remains in a coma, Philippine National Police Chief Archie Gamboa said. Gamboa, who also figured in the crash, made the revelation about Police Major General Jose Maria Ramos in a radio interview on Wednesday, April 22. He said Police Major General Mariel Magaway, on the other hand, was already conscious. “Actually […]
(Eagle News)–The Northern Luzon Expressway Corporation has released its list of toll plazas on NLEx and the Subic-Clark-Tarlac Expressway amid the enhanced community quarantine. NLEx Corp. said the list was as of Wednesday, April 22: All frontliners continue to provide 24/7 operations, NLEx Corp. said. President Rodrigo Duterte is expected to make a decision on the ECQ on Thursday. The ECQ was imposed in Luzon in a bid to contain the spread of the coronavirus […]
(Eagle News)–A 4.6-magnitude earthquake struck Southern Leyte on Wednesday, April 22. The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology said the quake, which hit at 5:43 a.m., had its epicenter 10 kilometers northwest of Saint Bernard. It had a depth of three kilometers. The following intensities were reported: Intensity IV – Saint Bernard, Southern Leyte Intensity III – Anahawan, Hinunangan, Hinundayan, San Juan and Sogod, Southern Leyte Intensity II – Liloan, Southern Leyte No damage to […]
(Eagle News)–A 3.7-magnitude earthquake struck Tarlac on Tuesday, April 21. The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology said the quake, which hit at 2:41 p.m., had its epicenter 2 kilometers northwest of Tarlac City. It had a depth of 13 kilometers. The following intensities were recorded: Intensity II – Palayan City, Nueva Ecija Intensity I – San Jose, Nueva Ecija No damage to property nor aftershocks were expected.
