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by Ron LOPEZ Agence France-Presse SURIGAO CITY, Philippines (AFP) – Jennifer Vetonio stands on a road in the southern Philippines begging for money and food from passing drivers. A week after Super Typhoon Rai destroyed her house, she has not received a scrap of government aid. Hundreds of thousands of people are homeless after Rai cut a swathe through the vast archipelago last Thursday, knocking out power across entire islands and leaving desperate survivors pleading […]
More casualties feared as Odette leaves trail of destruction in Visayas, Mindanao (Eagle News) — President Rodrigo Duterte will visit and tour the areas in Mindanao and the Visayas that have been ravaged by supertyphoon Odette (international name Rai) this weekend, according to Malacanang. The superhowler had left at least 12 people dead as it barreled through Visayas and Mindanao, making an unprecedented nine landfalls while packing winds of between 205 kilometers per hour […]
(Eagle News) — A 5.9 magnitude earthquake shook Surigao del Norte Friday night, February 8, with its epicenter located 28 kilometers southeast of General Luna town of this province, according to the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (PHIVOLCS) Phivolcs said the quake which hit the province at 7:55 p.m., Friday, would like be followed by aftershocks. The quake was felt at intensity 5 in Surigao City: intensity 4 in Gingoog City; intensity 3 […]
(Eagle News) — A 5.5-magnitude earthquake struck Surigao del Norte on Thursday, May 10, the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology said. PHIVOLCS said the quake hit 5 kilometers southwest of Libjo at 7:57 p.m. An intensity V was felt in Surigao City. An instrumental intensity I, on the other hand, was recorded in Cebu City, Sorsogon City and Bislig City. Aftershocks are expected, PHIVOLCS said.
(Eagle News) — These photos submitted by Surigao del Norte Eagle News Service correspondents Jabes Juanite, Seorge John Juanite and Carlo Quizon showed how the 5.9 magnitude quake that hit Surigao City on Sunday morning (March 5) further damaged structures in the city. Sunday’s quake felt at intensity 6 in Surigao City was considered by the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (PHIVOLCS) as the strongest aftershock yet of the 6.7 magnitude quake that hit Surigao del […]
(Eagle News) — A magnitude-5 quake shook Surigao del Norte early on Sunday, just two weeks after the province was struck by a destructive 6.7-magnitude quake that killed eight people. The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (PHIVOLCS) said this latest quake to hit Surigao was of tectonic origin, with a depth of 33 kilometers. It was traced 123 km northeast of Burgos, Surigao Del Norte at 2:57 a.m., on Sunday, February 26. A […]
By Jabes Juanites Eagle News Service SURIGAO CITY, Surigao del Norte (Eagle News) — Nasa state of calamity na ang buong probinsya ng Surigao Del Norte matapos tamaan ng magnitude 6.7 na lindol Biyernes ng gabi. Pinagtibay ang resolusyon dahil sa lawak ng pinsala ng lindol sa lalawigan. Una nang isinailalim sa state of calamity ang Surigao City noong Sabado dahil naramdaman sa limamput apat na barangay ang lindol. Samantala, matagumpay na naisagawa ang blood […]
(Eagle News) — President Rodrigo Duterte promised to release P2 billion in aid and rehabilitation money for quake-hit Surigao del Norte, including the aid and relief money for the quake victims during his visit to the province on Sunday, February 12, following Friday’s 6.7 magnitude tremor that left at least six people dead and over 200 injured. The President flew to the province to personally oversee the relief and rehabilitation efforts being done by […]
(Eagle News) – More than 20 aftershocks were reported by the Philippines Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (PHIVOLCS) in Surigao del Norte after the 6.7 magnitude quake that shook Surigao City Friday night at exactly 10:03 p.m. On Sunday morning, five aftershocks were recorded in Surigao del Norte, all occurring near Surigao City, the strongest of which was 4.1 magnitude which occurred at 11:01 a.m. Surigao City was declared under a state of calamity […]
Manila, Philippines (AFP) — A strong quake shook the southern Philippines on Friday, killing at least three people, toppling buildings and sending panicked residents fleeing their homes, media reports and authorities said. The 6.5-magnitude earthquake knocked out power in the city of Surigao, more than 700 kilometres southeast of the capital Manila, and an unknown number of people are believed to be trapped in rubble. At least seven people were injured by falling debris […]
BISLIG CITY, Surigao del Sur (Eagle News) – Isang training seminar tungkol sa organic agriculture ang isinagawa ng City Organic Agri-fishery Complex ng Bislig City, Surigao del Sur. Pinangunahan ng City Development Office ng Bislig ang nasabing Training Seminar. Dinaluhan naman ito ng iba’t ibang kooperatiba sa nasabing Lungsod. Tinalakay at pinag aralan ang mga pamamaraan sa paggawa ng organikong abono, pagtatanim at natural na pag-aalaga at pagpapadami ng hayop. Layunin ng ganitong training seminar na makapagbigay ng impormasyon […]
Though many provinces in Mindanao are still recovering from “Agaton”, many are now preparing for the coming of “Basyang” with Surigao issuing an advisory for forced evacuation in high-risk areas.
