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MANILA, Philippines (AFP) — MANILA, Philippines (AFP) Philippine soldiers on Monday rescued a British man and his wife from Islamic State-linked jihadists nearly two months after the couple were kidnapped from their beach resort in the nation’s south, authorities said. Troops recovered the pair after a firefight with gunmen from the Abu Sayyaf group on the restive southern island of Jolo, which is a stronghold of the kidnap-for-ransom gang that has been behind some […]
(Eagle News)–A thunderstorm advisory has been hoisted over parts of Mindanao. The Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration said moderate to heavy rainshowers with lightning and strong winds due to thunderstorms are expected over, Zamboanga del Norte and Surigao del Sur. These conditions are being experienced in Claveria, Gingoog in Misamis Oriental; Camiguin; Manolo Fortich, Malitbog, Sumilao, Impasug-ong, Malaybalay in Bukidnon; Nunungan, Tangcal, Munai in Lanao del Morte; Jimenez, Aloran, Panaon, Oroquieta in Misamis […]
(Eagle News)–The military will recommend the extension of martial law only in selected areas in Mindanao. Armed Forces of the Philippines Chief of Staff General Noel Clement made the confirmation after his confirmation hearing before the Commission on Appointments. “But as we see it right now, the current security situation in Mindanao has improved a lot,” Clement told Senator Risa Hontiveros under questioning. Earlier, Defense Secretary Delfin Lorenzana said they were only waiting for the […]
(Eagle News) — For Defense Secretary Delfin Lorenzana, there is no need to extend martial law in Mindanao which is set to expire on December 31 this year. While he said that he is still waiting for the recommendation of the Armed Forces of the Philippines and the Philippine National Police on the matter, he is of the view that there is no need for its extension. “Masyado nang matagal, eh (It has been going […]
(Eagle News)-Executive Secretary Salvador Medialdea has ordered Secretary Delfin Lorenzana to lead all relief efforts in the quake-stricken areas in Mindanao. Medialdea said Lorenzana, as martial law administrator, shall also ensure the safety and security of the public there. The public, he said, should directly coordinate with the Department of National Defense and the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council for an efficient distribution of relief efforts. On Thursday, a 6.5-magnitude earthquake hit Mindanao, […]
(Eagle News) – More than 146,000 persons have been affected by the series of quakes that continue to rock Mindanao, according to the latest report of the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (NDRRMC). The NDRRMC said, in its Nov. 2, 2019 update, that the number of persons affected by the successive quakes to hit Mindanao had affected 146,745 persons or 29,349 families in 149 barangays. This was significant increase from its previous […]
(Eagle News) – A magnitude 5.5 hit Sarangani, Davao Occidental Friday morning, at 10:33 a.m., according to the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (PHIVOLCS). It had a depth of 33 kilometers, and its epicenter was located at 334 kilometers southeast of Sarangani, Davao Occidental. Phivolcs, however, did not yet say if this was an aftershock of previous quakes in Mindanao, or if it was an altogether separate quake caused by movement in another […]
(Eagle News) – The number of people killed in the combined 6.6 magnitude quake of Oct. 29 and the 6.5 magnitude quake of Oct. 31 has risen to at least 21, according to the latest report of the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (NDRRMC) issued on Saturday, Nov. 2, 2019 The NDRRMC also said that there are at least 331 reported injured in the successive quakes (down from the previous NDRRMC report […]
(Eagle News) — These photos show just how the Eva Hotel in Kidapawan City, Cotabato is reduced to near rubble as it partially collapses, with its facade appearing more like an accordion, because of the severe damage after the 6.5 magnitude quake that hit Cotabato on Thursday morning, Oct. 31. This was just two days after the magnitude 6.6 quake that also hit Cotabato, followed by hundreds of aftershocks. But authorities clarified that […]
(Eagle News) — In these photos taken by Eagle News Service correspondent Angelo Frando in Davao City, the Ecoland 4000 apartment buildings are seen heavily damaged, with huge cracks, after Thursday morning’s (Oct. 31, 2019) 6.5 magnitude quake to that hit Mindanao anew. The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (PHIVOLCS) said that this tremor was not an aftershock of the magnitude 6.6 quate that hit Tulunan, Cotabato two days ago, on Oct. 29, […]
(Eagle News) — People opted to stay outside their homes, and for the injured people –even outside hospitals — after the 6.6 magnitude quake that hit Mindanao. Aftershocks continued to rock areas of Mindanao, including the epicenter of the Oct. 29 quake in Tulunan, Cotabato on Thursday, Oct. 31. Phivolcs had recorded hundreds of aftershocks since Tuesday, and there are no signs that it would abate. People set up tents outside their homes where […]
(Eagle News) — The number of persons killed due to the magnitude 6.3 quake that struck Mindanao on Oct. 16 rose to 7, while those injured rose to 215, according to the latest report from the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (NDRRMC). The fatalities include a mother and her child who died when their house was buried in landslide triggered by the earthquake in Magsaysay, Davao del Sur, and another girl from […]
