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(Eagle News) — A 3.9-magnitude earthquake struck Isabela on Thursday, June 20. The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology said the quake, of tectonic origin, struck 30 kilometers northeast of Maconacon at 4:40 p.m. The depth of focus was 23 kilometers. No damage to property nor aftershocks were recorded.
(Eagle News)– Red and yellow alerts are in effect over Luzon grid today, June 20. The National Grid Corporation of the Philippines said the red alert, which means there is a generation deficiency, will be in effect from 10 a.m. to 11 a.m., and from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. It said a yellow alert, which means reserves do not meet the minimum requirements, is hoisted from 9 a.m. to 10 a.m., from 11 a.m. […]
(Eagle News) — A 3.0-magnitude earthquake struck Negros Oriental on Wednesday afternoon. The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology said the quake, of tectonic origin, hit 51 kilometers southwest of Basay at 4:41 p.m. The depth of focus was 33 kilometers. No damage to property nor aftershocks were recorded.
(Eagle News) — A suspected Pakistani terrorist was arrested in Zamboanga City on Tuesday, June 18. Immigration Commissioner Jaime Morente said on Wednesday, June 19, that Waqar Ahmad, 36, a suspected member of Daulah Islamiyah, was nabbed for violating immigration laws by working as a storekeeper in his uncle’s appliance store. The arrest was made possible after a surveillance of the store. “He will be deported as his presence here is inimical to national security,” […]
(Eagle News) — Justice Secretary Menardo Guevarra has approved the creation of two special investigating teams to probe the killings of three political activists in the Bicol region. Justice Undersecretary Markk Perete, also the Department of Justice spokesperson, said Guevarra made the approval on Tuesday, June 18, a day after Neptali Moraga, former Bayan Muna Bicol regional coordinator, was killed in Naga, Camarines Sur. On June 15, Ryan Hubilla and Nelly Bagasala, alleged members of […]
(Eagle News) — A former town mayor was shot dead while under hospital arrest in Medellin, Cebu, the police said. Police said several armed men barged inside the Bogo-Medellin Corporation Medical Center in Barangay Luy-a at 11:50 p.m. and shot Ricardo “Ricky” Ramirez, 55, dead. Ramirez, who was arrested in 2017 for illegal possession of firearms, was a detainee at the Medellin District Jail. A probe is still ongoing.
(Eagle News)–A 3.6-magnitude earthquake struck Batangas early Wednesday, June 19. The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology said the quake, of tectonic origin, hit 11 kilometers southwest of Calatagan at 2:29 a.m. The depth of focus was 174 kilometers. No damage to property nor aftershocks were expected.
(Eagle News)– Yellow and red alerts are in effect over the Luzon grid today, June 19. The yellow alert, which means reserves are less than the required minimum levels, is in effect from 8 a.m. to 9 a.m., and from 4 p.m. to 10 p.m., the National Grid Corporation of the Philippines said. The red alert, which means there is a generation deficiency, is in effect from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Available capacity […]
(Eagle News)–Red and yellow alerts are in effect over the Luzon grid today, June 18. The National Grid Corporation of the Philippines said the yellow alert, which means reserves do not meet the minimum requirements, is in effect from 9 a.m. to 10 a.m., from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m., from 3 p.m. to 5 p.m. and from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. The red alert, which means there is a generation deficiency, is in […]
(Eagle News)–A 3.8-magnitude earthquake struck Davao Occidental on Monday, June 17. The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology said the quake, of tectonic origin, hit 80 kilometers southeast of Jose Abad Santos at 10:02 a.m. The depth of focus was 19 kilometers. No damage to property nor aftershocks were recorded.
(Eagle News)–A 3.0-magnitude earthquake struck Batangas on Saturday, June 15. The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology said the quake hit 25 kilometers southeast of San Juan at 10:39 a.m. The depth of focus of the quake, which was of tectonic origin, was 7 kilometers. No damage to property nor aftershocks were recorded.
(Eagle News)–A 3.0-magnitude earthquake struck Davao Occidental early Friday, June 14. The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology said the quake, of tectonic origin, hit 5 kilometers northeast of Malita at 3:32 a.m. Depth of focus was 207 kilometers. No damage to property nor aftershocks were recorded.
