Tag: Baler

Updated: Magnitude 5.4 quake shakes Aurora; tremor felt at intensity 6 in Baler

(Eagle News) — A magnitude 5.4 quake rocked Aurora on Saturday morning, May 23, which was felt at intensity 6 in the province’s capital, Baler, according to the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (PHIVOLCS). Phivolcs updated its quake bulletin, and changed the earlier magnitude 5.1 reading of the quake to 5.4.  It also added more areas where the quake was felt. The tectonic quake occurred at 10:10 a.m. Saturday, with a depth of only […]

Brick of suspected cocaine found along Baler shoreline

(Eagle News)–A brick of suspected cocaine was found near the shoreline of Baler in Aurora early Sunday, March 3. According to the police, the cocaine, which was wrapped in black plastic with a “Lexus” marking, was discovered by a construction worker in Barangay Reserva around 7:30 a.m. Bricks of the suspected illegal drugs have been recovered in Philippine waters in the past months, with President Rodrigo Duterte blaming the international drug cartel for this. The […]