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(Eagle News)–A 3.1-magnitude earthquake struck Ilocos Sur on Friday, April 19. The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology said the quake hit 17 kilometers northwest of Sinait at 6:56 a.m. The depth of focus of the quake was 25 kilometers. No damage to property nor aftershocks were expected.
(Eagle News)—A 4.0-magnitude quake struck Sarangani on Thursday, April 18. The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology said the quake hit 54 kilometers southwest of Kiamba at 7 p.m. The depth of focus of the quake, which was of tectonic origin, was 16 kilometers. An intensity III was reported in Kiamba, and an intensity II in General Santos City. An instrumental intensity III was recorded in Kiamba and T’boli, South Cotabato, and an instrumental intensity […]
(Eagle News) – Three members of the New People’s Army were killed in an encounter between the 79th Infantry Battalion and the communist rebels in Barangay Marcelo, Calatrava in Negros Occidental on Wednesday, April 17. Col. Emelito Thaddeus Logan, commander of the 79th Infantry Battalion (79IB), said in a statement on Thursday, April 18, that a soldier was also slightly injured in the encounter. He is now in a stable condition. The bodies of […]
(Eagle News)—A 3.4-magnitude quake struck Northern Samar early Thursday, April 19. The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology said the quake hit 41 kilometers northwest of Laoang at 2:07 a.m. The depth of focus of the quake, which was of tectonic origin, was 4 kilometers. Nodamage to property nor aftershocks were recorded.
(Eagle News)—A 3.9-magnitude earthquake struck Cagayan on Wednesday, April 17. The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology said the quake hit 51 kilometers southwest of Calayan at 10:18 a.m. The depth of focus of the quake, which was of tectonic origin, was 11 kilometers. No damage nor aftershocks were expected.
(Eagle News)—A block of cocaine was found floating off Basco, Batanes on Tuesday, police said. Authorities said the cocaine was found by a fisherman off the Naidi Light House at 3:15 p.m. In an interview over GMA 7’s dzbb, Batanes Provincial Police director Colonel Merwin Quarteros said the cocaine was wrapped in layers of plastic. The street value of the illegal drugs has yet to be determined, police said. President Rodrigo Duterte has blamed international […]
(Eagle News)–A 3.8-magnitude earthquake struck Surigao del Sur early Wednesday, April 17. The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology said the quake hit 41 kilometers southeast of Cagwait at 1:10 a.m. The quake, which was of tectonic origin, had a depth of focus of 25 kilometers. No damage to property nor aftershocks were recorded, PHIVOLCS said.
(Eagle News)—-A 3.5-magnitude earthquake struck Davao Occidental on Tuesday, April 16. The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology said the quake hit 101 kilometers southeast of Sarangani at 4:22 p.m. The depth of focus of the quake, which was of tectonic origin, was 8 kilometers. No damage to property nor aftershocks were expected.
(Eagle News)–Water concessionaire Maynilad has reminded its customers to store water ahead of the “water network enhancement activities” scheduled in the upcoming holidays that will result in service interruptions. According to Maynilad, the interruptions from April 16 to April 20 will take place in parts of Malabon, Manila, Navotas, Valenzuela, Quezon City, Parañaque, Pasay, Las Piñas and Bacoor in Cavite. Below is the schedule of service interruptions: April 16 From 2 a.m. to 4 p.m. […]
(Eagle News)—A 3.7-magnitude earthquake struck Leyte early Tuesday, April 16. The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology said the quake hit 26 kilometers northeast of Abuyog at 12:48 a.m. An instrumental intensity I was felt in Borongan, eastern Samar, PHIVOLCS said. No damage to property nor aftershocks were expected from the quake, which was of tectonic origin.
(Eagle News)–A 3.0-magnitude earthquake struck Surigao del Norte on Tuesday, April 16. The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology said the quake hit 58 kilometers northeast of Burgos at 11:01 a.m. The depth of focus of the quake was 10 kilometers. No damage to property nor aftershocks were expected.
(Eagle News)–A 3.3-magnitude earthquake struck Surigao del Norte on Monday, April 15. The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology said the quake hit 33 kilometers northeast of Burgos at 5:33 a.m. The depth of focus of the quake was eight kilometers. No damage to property nor aftershocks were expected.
