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(Eagle News)–A 3.7-magnitude earthquake struck Surigao del Norte on Wednesday, May 8. The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology said the quake, an aftershock of the 5.5-magnitude quake that hit Surigao del Norte on April 26, hit 86 kilometers southeast of General Luna at 5:39 a.m. The quake had a depth of focus of 1 kilometer. No damage to property nor aftershocks were expected.
(Eagle News)—A 3.0-magnitude earthquake struck Lanao del Sur on Tuesday, May 7. The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology said the quake hit one kilometer southeast of Bumbaran at 8:40 a.m. The depth of focus was 2 kilometers. No damage to property nor aftershocks were expected.
(Eagle News)–A 3.1-magnitude earthquake struck Surigao del Norte on Monday, May 6. The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology said the quake hit 38 kilometers northeast of Burgos at 5:18 a.m. The depth of focus of the quake was 8 kilometers. No damage to property nor aftershocks are expected.
(Eagle News)—Former Davao Vice Mayor Paolo Duterte extended his condolences to the family of former Speaker Prospero Nograles, who has passed away. “I and my family, including all of the Dabawenyos, join you in your grief..,” the presidential son said in a Facebook post. He called Nograles the first Mindanaoan speaker and Manong Boy. “..and we could only comfort you in this time of deep sorrow,” he said. Nograles and President Rodrigo Duterte used to […]
(Eagle News)–A 5.5-magnitude earthquake struck Occidental Mindoro on Saturday, May 4. The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology said the quake hit 7 kilometers southwest of Rizal at 9:05 a.m. It had a depth of focus of 12 kilometers. No damage to property was expected but aftershocks were possible.
(Eagle News)–Customers of Manila Water in some areas in San Mateo, Rizal will experience water service interruptions every Tuesday and Friday night starting today, May 3. In an advisory, the water concessionaire said the service interruption, which will start at 10 p.m. and end at 8 a.m. the next day, was due to “supply management activities.” Below is a list of the affected areas: Ampid 1-General Luna, JF Diaz Ave. (side of Ampid 1 Barangay […]
(Eagle News)–A 3.4-magnitude earthquake struck Surigao del Norte on Friday, May 3. The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology said the quake, an aftershock of the 5.5-magnitude quake in the province on April 26, hit 65 kilometers southeast of General Luna at 4:05 a.m. The depth of focus was 9 kilometers. No damage to property nor aftershocks were expected, PHIVOLCS said.
Probability of quake higher than 6.1 magnitude from same source “low,” though, PHIVOLCS says (Eagle News)—The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology has recorded over 1000 aftershocks since a 6.1-magnitude earthquake struck Central Luzon on April 22. PHIVOLCS said all in all, there have been 1053 aftershocks. According to PHIVOLCS, the “probability of an earthquake higher than 6.1 (magnitude) to occur from the same source was low,” however. At least 16 people were killed and […]
(Eagle News) — Ilocos Norte Rep. Rodolfo Fariñas has withdrawn his candidacy for governor in the province in the May 13 polls. With his withdrawal from the race, Ilocos Norte 2nd District Senior Board Member Matthew Marcos Manotoc, son of outgoing Gov. Imee Marcos, is now unopposed. In previous interviews with the media, Fariñas had said he had wanted to retire from politics after 39 years. “In fact, I do not have a single campaign […]
(Eagle News)—A 3.1-magnitude earthquake struck Bohol on Thursday, May 2. The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology said the quake hit five kilometers northeast of Catigbian at 10:57 a.m. The depth of focus of the quake, which was of tectonic origin, was 20 kilometers. No damage to property nor aftershocks were recorded.
(Eagle News) — Parts of Bataan will experience power interruptions on Saturday, May 4. According to the National Grid Corporation of the Philippines, these were scheduled from 8 a.m. to 10 a.m., and from 4:30 p.m. to 5 p.m. The NGCP said the power interruptions were to “facilitate temporary shifting of Limay-Balanga 69kV line from Limay substation to Hermosa substation for corrective maintenance works.” “NGCP will exert all efforts to restore power earlier or as […]
(Eagle News) — The world-famous Guimaras mango will be exported to Russia soon. Agriculture Secretary Manny Piñol made the announcement in a Facebook post he shared on Thursday, May 2. According to Piñol, this was after Exim Pacific, a Russian fruit-importing company, expressed interest in buying two metric tons of the mango weekly. He said Agriculture Region Executive Director Remelyn Recoter is now working on the export requirements for the product, and is “coordinating closely […]
