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(Eagle News) — Two policemen were killed and four others were injured on Saturday, Nov. 20, in an explosion in Northern Samar the police said had been caused by an improvised explosive device from members of the New People’s Army. The PNP did not identify the casualties in the incident in Barangay Lonoy, Gamay town at 7 a.m. pending notification of their plight to their respective families. According to the PNP, the policemen were undergoing […]
Heavy rains forecast starting Sunday, April 18 (Eagle News) — Catanduanes in Luzon, and Samar, Eastern Samar and Northern Samar in Visayas were placed under Tropical Cyclone Wind Signal No. 2 on Saturday at 5 p.m., as typhoon “Bising” (international name Surigae) slighly accelerated while moving west northwestward over the Philippine Sea. At 4 p.m. Saturday, April 17, the eye of typhoon Bising was at 460 kilometers east of Guian, Eastern Samar, moving west […]
(Eagle News) — A 3.9-magnitude earthquake struck Northern Samar early Saturday, March 27. The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology said the quake, which hit at 12:46 a.m., had its epicenter 17 kilometers southeast of San Isidro. It had a depth of 24 kilometers. The following intensities and instrumental intensities were reported: Intensities Intensity III – San Isidro and Allen, Northern Samar Intensity II – Bulusan and Irosin, Sorsogon; Calbayog City, Samar Intensity I – […]
(Eagle News)–A 3.2-magnitude earthquake struck Northern Samar on Thursday, Aug. 29. The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology said the quake, of tectonic origin, hit 16 kilometers northeast of Mapanas at 7:25 a.m. Depth of focus of the quake was 15 kilometers. No damage to property nor aftershocks were recorded.
(Eagle News)–A 3.4-magnitude earthquake struck Northern Samar early Thursday, May 30. The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology said the quake hit 111 kilometers northeast of Palapag at 3:15 a.m. The depth of focus of the quake, which was of tectonic origin, was 35 kilometers. No damage to property nor aftershocks were recorded.
(Eagle News)—A 2.0-magnitude earthquake struck Northern Samar on Sunday, April 7. The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology said the quake hit 12 kilometers northwest of Maydolong at 7:33 a.m. The depth of focus of the quake, which is of tectonic origin, was 19 kilometers. No damage to property nor aftershocks were expected.
Two from gov’t side hurt (Eagle News)–Three suspected New People’s Army rebels were killed after authorities foiled their takeover of a municipal police station in Northern Samar on Thursday, March 28. In an interview over radio dzbb, Police Lt. Reynaldo dela Cruz, director of the Police Provincial Office of Northern Samar, said two from the government side were also hurt after the suspected rebels attacked the Victoria municipal police station at 3:44 a.m. Dela Cruz […]
(Eagle News) — Heavy rains brought by tropical depression “Samuel” caused a knee-deep flooding in several towns in Catubig, Northern Samar on Tuesday afternoon. The Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration on its advisory forecasted at 3:00 PM today, the center of Tropical Depression “Samuel” was estimated based on all available data at 260 km East of Maasin, Southern Leyte (10.4 N, 127.2 E) with maximum sustained winds of 55 km/h near the center […]
(Eagle News) — Nakakaranas ngayon ng tuloy-tuloy na pag-ulan ang buong probinsya ng Northern Samar dulot ng bagyon Samuel. Sa ngayon ay nakataas na ang Typhoon Signal No. 1 ang buong probinsya. Maaga pa lang ay kanselado na ang lahat klase mula Elementarya hanggang High School.Wala pa namang naiiulat na pagbaha sa mga lugar malapit sa mga ilog at baybaying dagat. Dahil sa nagbabadyang pagpasok ng bagyo, kagabi pa lamang ay kanselado na biyahe ng […]
(Eagle News)–Philippine National Police Chief Oscar Albayalde sacked all the policemen from the Lapinig Town Police Station in Northern Samar after their station was reportedly raided by at least a hundred members of the New People’s Army on Friday, Aug. 10. The sacked officials included Lapinig’s chief of police Inspector Noli Montebon; Senior Supt. Romeo Campomanes, Northern Samar provincial director; and Chief Insp. Juan Byron Leogo, commander of the 2nd Northern Samar Provincial Mobile Force Company. After a deliberation […]
(Eagle News) – The death toll in Samar and Leyte due to continuous heavy rains has reached 16. According to National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (NDRRMC) Spokesperson Mina Marasigan, although there is no typhoon in the country, three weather systems currently exist. These include the northeast monsoon (amihan) in North and Central Luzon, the tail-end of a cold front in the eastern part of Southern Luzon, and a low-pressure area (LPA) in the eastern […]
(Eagle News) – Dalawa na ang naitalang patay sanhi ng pananalasa ng bagyong “Agaton” sa Visayas. Nasawi sa landslide ang biktimang si Flora Basadre, 64 taong gulang, matapos na matabunan ng lupa at putik ang kanilang tahanan sa kasagsagan ng pag-ulan sa Brgy. Looc, Malabuyoc, Cebu. Samantala, isinisisi rin sa bagyo ang pagkamatay ng 39 anyos na lalake na nabagok ang ulo matapos tumalon sa bintana ng kanilang bahay sa sobrang pagkataranta sa gitna ng […]
