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As of 4 a.m., typhoon Jolina has already made 2 landfalls in Samar (Eagle News) – Tropical storm “Jolina” (international name Conson) is now a typhoon with maximum sustained winds of 120 kilometers per hour and gusts of up to 180 km/h, with PAGASA declaring parts of Masbate under signal number 3. PAGASA said that typhoon “Jolina” has already “emerged over the Samar Sea and is now crossing the island municipalities of Samar province.” […]
(Eagle News) — Philippine National Police Chief Guillermo Eleazar has ordered police to prioritize the campaign against the New People’s Army in Masbate amid the series of attacks against civilians in recent months. Eleazar gave the order to Police Regional Office 5 Director Jonnel Estomo after a barangay captain and his companions survived an attack the police said was perpetrated by the NPA in Placer. The attack took place a few days after three street […]
(Eagle News) — The police are in hot pursuit of members of the New People’s Army who detonated a landmine in Masbate on Sunday, June 6, killing a varsity football player and his uncle, and injuring a minor, the Philippine National Police said. According to the PNP, policemen managed to engage the bombers five hours after the explosion that killed Keth Balandra Absalon, 21, a Far Eastern University varsity football player; and his uncle, Nolven […]
(Eagle News) — A magnitude 4 aftershock struck Masbate again at 1:25 a.m. Friday, Aug. 21, three days after the 6.6 magnitude quake, according to the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (PHIVOLCS). The quake was 18 kilometers deep. Its epicenter was located 11 kilometers northeast of Uson, Masbate. Phivolcs said the tremor was felt at intensity 1 in Masbate City. “This is an aftershock of the August 18, 2020 Mw6.6 Cataingan, Masbate earthquake […]
CATAINGAN, Philippines (AFP) — At least one person was killed and 43 injured when a 6.6-magnitude earthquake shook the central Philippines on Tuesday, sending residents fleeing their homes and damaging buildings and roads. The shallow quake struck southeast of Masbate Island in the Bicol region at 8:03 am (0003 GMT), the US Geological Survey said. “There are a lot of damaged houses,” said Staff Sergeant Antonio Clemente in Cataingan, a town of about 50,000 […]
(Eagle News) — The following are photos from the Philippine Red Cross Masbate chapter showing how the magnitude 6.5 quake damaged the epicenter located in Cataingan, Masbate. The quake struck at 8:03 a.m. Tuesday, August 18, with a depth of only one kilometer, making it more damaging as it is more felt in the land surface. The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology said that aftershocks and damages are expected in the areas hit by […]
(Eagle News) — A magnitude 6.5 quake rocked Masbate at 8:03 a.m. Tuesday, Aug. 18, which was felt at various intensities in surrounding provinces. The epicenter of the tectonic quake with only a depth of focus of one kilometer was located five kilometers southwest of Cataingan, Masbate, according to the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (PHIVOLCS). PHIVOLCS said it was expecting aftershocks and damages. The strong quake was relatively shallow, occurring near the […]
(Eagle News) — Typhoon “Ambo” has made landfall over Burias Island in Masbate at 3 a.m. Friday morning, the fifth landfall since Thursday, as “Ambo” continued to weaken, according to the country’s weather bureau, PAGASA. PAGASA said that typhoon “Ambo” is forecast to move towards Ragay Gulf before it is expected to make landfall again over the Bondoc Peninsula in Southern Quezon this morning. So far, typhoon “Ambo” has already made five landfalls as […]
(Eagle News) — Toppled trees and electric poles, as well as damaged shanties and other light structures can be seen in the province of Masbate after typhoon Tisoy (international name Kammuri) passed through the area Monday night, Dec. 2, 2019. (Photos taken by Eagle News Service correspondent in Masbate, Tuesday morning, December 3)
(Eagle News)–The vice mayor of Batuan, Masbate was shot in Manila on Wednesday, Oct. 9. Reports identified the victim as Charlie Yuson III. Wilfredo Pineda and Alberto Alforte were also injured and taken to a nearby hospital for treatment. In February, police raided the house and resort of Yuson and of his son,the town mayor, Charmax Jan Altajeros Yuson, in Barangay Canvañez, and confiscated high-powered firearms. The police had said they raided the places following […]
(Eagle News)–A 4.1-magnitude earthquake struck Masbate on Wednesday, June 12. The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology said the quake, of tectonic origin, hit 14 kilometers southwest of Batuan at 7:02 a.m. The depth of focus was 6 kilometers. No damage to property nor aftershocks were recorded.
(Eagle News)—Charges are slated to be filed against the mayor and vice mayor of a town in Masbate after raids of their residence and resort yielded firearms and explosives. The charges for illegal possession of the same are slated to be filed against Batuan Mayor Charmax Jan Yuson and his father, Vice Mayor Charlie Yuson III, who were not in the mayor’s house nor in the Yuson Beach Resort when the searches were conducted there on […]
