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(Eagle News)–A 3.4-magnitude earthquake struck Batanes on Saturday, Aug. 3. The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology said the quake, an aftershock of the earthquakes in the province on July 27, hit 28 kilometers southeast of Itbayat at 7:55 a.m. The depth of focus was 15 kilometers. An intensity IV was felt in Itabayat. No damage to property nor aftershocks were recorded.
(Eagle News)–A 3.9-magnitude earthquake struck Davao Occidental on Friday, Aug. 2. The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology said the quake, of tectonic origin, hit 69 kilometers southeast of Sarangani at 3:22 p.m. Depth of focus was 90 kilometers. No damage to property nor aftershocks were recorded.
(Eagle News)–A 3.7-magnitude earthquake struck Batanes on Thursday, Aug. 1. The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology said the quake, an aftershock of the July 27 earthquakes that killed at least eight people in the province, hit 20 kilometers southeast of Itbayat at 2:29 p.m. Depth of focus of the quake was 10 kilometers. An intensity V was reported in Itbayat, while an instrumental intensity I was felt in Basco. No damage to property nor […]
(Eagle News) – The cost of damage by the recent series of quakes that shook Itbayat, Batanes is now tagged at more than P54.79 million even as strong aftershocks continued to rock the area, according to the latest update from the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (NDRRMC). The town of Itbayat in Batanes has been declared under a state of calamity since July 29. Work and classes has also been suspended there. […]
(Eagle News)–A Jordanian tagged as a former henchman of Osama Bin Laden’s brother-in-law has been arrested in Mindanao, the Bureau of Immigration said. According to Immigration Commissioner Jaime Morente, 51-year-old Mahmoud Afif Abdeljalil was nabbed last July 4 by joint operatives of the BI, military and police in Zamboanga City. The operation was conducted following a surveillance of the Jordanian, who, together with an Algerian, had been flagged down at a military checkpoint in Zamboanga […]
(Eagle News)–Construction work for the Bulacan airport will begin before the end of the year, the Department of Transportation announced. According to the DOTr, this was after it concluded the Swiss Challenge for the unsolicited proposal of San Miguel Holdings Corporation on Wednesday, July 31 for the construction, operation and maintenance of the airport, which is expected to be operational within four to six years from the start of construction. The DOTr said SMHC’s proposal […]
(Eagle News)–A 3.9-magnitude earthquake struck Davao Oriental on Thursday, Aug. 1. The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology said the quake, of tectonic origin, hit 39 kilometers southeast of Baculin at 4:44 a.m. Depth of focus was 33 kilometers. No damage to property nor aftershocks were recorded.
(Eagle News)–Philippine National Police chief Oscar Albayalde has relieved the Negros Oriental police chief over the recent slays in the province. The PNP confirmed that Negros Oriental Provincial Police Director Colonel Raul Tacaca has been replaced by Police Colonel Angelito Dumangeng. Dumangeg will serve as officer-in-charge of the provincial police. On July 18, policemen were killed reportedly by members of the New People’s Army in Ayungon, Negros Oriental. Two days after President Rodrigo Duterte’s visit […]
(Eagle News)–A 3.4-magnitude earthquake struck Occidental Mindoro on Tuesday, July 30. The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology said the quake, of tectonic origin, hit 24 kilometers southeast of Sablayan at 9:42 a.m. Depth of focus was 15 kilometers. An instrumental intensity I was felt in Calapan City in Oriental Mindoro. No damage to property nor aftershocks were recorded.
(Eagle News)–Batanes has been placed under a state of calamity. The declaration was made after successive earthquakes hit the province over the weekend, leading to at least nine deaths and several injured. President Rodrigo Duterte visited the province on Sunday, July 28, and ordered the construction of a P40-million clinic following the damages wrought on the hospital there. The declaration will facilitate the release of calamity funds for the province’s rehabilitation. Earthquakes struck the province […]
(Eagle News)–Classes on Tuesday, July 30, in some parts of Zambales have been suspended due to bad weather. Below is a list: Botolan Cabangan Candelaria Palauig San Antonio Subic The Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration said monsoon rains will prevail in parts of the country.
(Eagle News)–A 3.7-magnitude earthquake struck Davao Occidental on Tuesday, July 30. The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology said the quake, of tectonic origin, hit 187 kilometers southeast of Sarangani at 8:20 a.m. Depth of focus was one kilometer. No damage to property nor aftershocks were recorded.
