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(Eagle News)–A 3.5-magnitude earthquake struck Surigao del Sur on Wednesday, May 1. The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology said the quake, an aftershock of the 6.5-magnitude quake that struck Eastern Samar on April 26, hit 26 kilometers southeast of San Julian at 5:32 a.m. The depth of focus was 42 kilometers. No damage to property nor aftershocks were expected.
(Eagle News)–A 3.5-magnitude earthquake struck Surigao del Sur early Tuesday, April 30. The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology said the quake, which was of tectonic origin, hit 22 kilometers southeast of Lingig at 3:46 a.m. The depth of focus was 29 kilometers. No damage to property nor aftershocks were expected.
(Eagle News)–Several aftershocks hit Surigao del Norte anew on Monday, April 29. Based on data from the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology, the aftershocks, which range from the 1.4 to 3.7 magnitudes, number at 14. They took place from 12:34 a.m. to 5:25 a.m., and were aftershocks of the 5.5-magnitude quake that struck the province on April 26. No damage to property was expected.
(Eagle News)—Several aftershocks struck Surigao del Norte on Sunday, April 28. Based on data provided by the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology, those with at least a magnitude of 3.0 took place from 12:52 a.m. to 8:41 a.m. The highest magnitude of the quake that struck in that period was 4. PHIVOLCS said the quakes were aftershocks of the 5.5-magnitude earthquake that hit Surigao del Norte on April 26. No damage to property was […]
(Eagle News)—The National Grid Corporation of the Philippines hoisted a yellow alert over Luzon grid on Saturday, April 27. The NGCP said the alert, which means reserves dropped down to required levels, was effective from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., and from 6 p.m. to 10 p.m. Available capacity was pegged at 10638 megawatts, while peak demand was at 9989 MW. The NGCP said the Department of Energy would explain the cause for the alert […]
(Eagle News)–The number of people who went missing when a Chuzon supermarket in Porac, Pampanga collapsed after an earthquake is now down to five. In an interview over GMA’s dzbb on Saturday, April 27, Edgar Posadas, National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management spokesperson, said this was after nine of the 14 initially reported missing were found to be safe and in their homes. Authorities have reported several killed after the supermarket collapsed following the 6.1-magnitude […]
(Eagle News)–A 4.2-magnitude earthquake struck Surigao del Norte on Saturday, April 27. The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology said the quake hit 65 kilometers southeast of General Luna at 7:10 a.m. The quake, which was of tectonic origin, had a depth of focus of 7 kilometers. No damage to property nor aftershocks were expected.
(Eagle News)–A 4.0-magnitude earthquake hit Leyte on Friday, April 26. The quake struck 7 kilometers northeast of Albuera at 10:44 a.m., the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology said. The depth of focus of the quake, which was of tectonic origin, was 2 kilometers. An Intensity III was reported in Ormoc. No damage to property nor aftershocks were expected.
(Eagle News) — The private chopper that crashed in a fishpond in Malolos, Bulacan on Thursday, April 25, killing three people was new and one of the modern types, the Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines said on Friday, April 26. In an interview over GMA’s radio dzbb, Eric Apolonio, CAAP spokesperson, said the helicopter, owned by businessman Levy Laus, was only a few years old and was an Airbus. “Trusted yang Airbus,” he said. […]
(Eagle News)—A 4.4-magnitude earthquake struck Ilocos Norte on Friday, April 26. The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology said the quake hit 7 kilometers southwest of San Nicolas at 3 a.m. The earthquake, which was of tectonic origin, has a depth of focus of 10 kilometers. The following intensities were reported: Intensity IV – San Nicolas, Ilocos Norte Intensity III – Sarrat, Ilocos Norte The following instrumental intensities were also reported: Intensity IV – Sinait, […]
(Eagle News)–The dismissal of Malay, Aklan Mayor Cicero Cawaling should serve as a “warning” against local executives they should be “proactive” and take steps to protect and preserve the environment in their respective localities, the Department of the Interior and Local Government said. According to the DILG, local public officials should not wait for cases to be filed against them, and should “serve as local ‘Avengers’ because disaster risk reduction and protecting the ecological health […]
(Eagle News) — Three people were killed after a private chopper crashed in a fishpond in Malolos, Bulacan on Thursday, April 25. Authorities said Liberato Laus, chair of the Laus Group of companies, was killed after the helicopter, with body number RPC8098, crashed in Barangay Anilao at 12:50 p.m. His bodyguard and the pilot were also killed. An investigation into the cause of the incident is still ongoing.
