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(Eagle News) — A 4.9-magnitude earthquake struck off Davao Occidental early Thursday, Aug. 25. According to the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology, the quake hit at 4:10 a.m. The epicenter was 258 kilometers southeast of Balut Island. The depth of focus was 33 kilometers. No damage to property nor aftershocks were reported.
(Eagle News) — Over P4 million worth of illegal drugs were seized in separate buy-bust operations in Mindanao over the weekend. According to the Philippine National Police, the operations on Sunday, Aug. 21, that yielded the seizure of P4.624 million worth of shabu also led to the arrest of Sanny Lloyd Mamaluba and Jalil Malawi Ampasoc. Of the total amount of shabu seized, P3.4 million worth of shabu was seized from Mamaluba in Barangay Fatima, […]
(Eagle News)–A 4.0-magnitude earthquake struck Masbate on Saturday, Aug. 20. According to the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology, the quake that hit 7 kilometers northeast of Masbate was an aftershock of the 5.0-magnitude quake on the same day. The following intensities and instrumental Intensities were reported: Intensities Intensity IV- Masbate City Intensity II – Legazpi City, Albay Instrumental Intensities: Intensity IV- Masbate City Intensity II – Legazpi City, Albay No damage to property nor […]
(Eagle News) — A 4.2-magnitude earthquake struck Ilocos Sur early Friday, Aug. 19. According to the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology, the quake, an aftershock of the 7.0-magnitude Northwestern Luzon earthquake, struck four kilometers northeast of Quirino. The depth of focus was 3 kilometers. The following intensities were reported: Instrumental Intensity: Intensity II- Basista, Pangasinan No damage to property nor aftershocks were reported.
(Eagle News)–Nineteen volcanic earthquakes were monitored in Taal in the last 24 hours. According to the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology, the quakes lasted two to five minutes long and included a low-background tremor. Sulfur dioxide flux was at 5119 tons per day. A plume reaching 1500 meters high was also monitored. PHIVOLCS reminded the public about the ban on the entry into the Permanent Danger Zone especially the main crater and the Daang […]
(Eagle News) — Twenty-eight volcanic earthquakes were monitored in Taal in the last 24 hours. According to the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology, the volcanic tremors lasted for four to 12 minutes and included a low-level background tremor. Sulfur dioxide flux was pegged at 4312 tons per day. A plume reaching 2800 meters tall was also detected. Entry into the Taal volcano island and the permanent danger zone should remain prohibited, PHIVOLCS said. It […]
Upwelling of hot volcanic fluids causing vog also detected, PHIVOLCS says (Eagle News) — Seventeen volcanic earthquakes were monitored in Taal in the last 24 hours. According to the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology, the earthquakes included 15 tremors (2-15 minutes long) plus a weak background tremor. Sulfur dioxide flux was pegged at 3802 tons per day as of Aug 15. An upwelling of hot volcanic fluids in the main crater lake was also […]
(Eagle News) — Over P15 million worth of illegal drugs were seized and four individuals arrested in three separate anti-illegal drug operations from August 13 to 14. According to the PNP, of the 15,202,828 seized overall, P7,484,828.00 of illegal drugs were seized in an operation in Toledo, Cebu on Aug. 13. The operation resulted in the arrest of Raffy Hermona, according to the PNP. P3.4-million worth of shabu, meanwhile, was seized in an operation in […]
SIARGAO — H.E. Luc Véron, European Union Ambassador to the Philippines, is visiting Siargao Island from 15 to 18 August to monitor EU humanitarian aid and development projects and discuss the recovery with local officials and communities. This is eight months following typhoon Odette (Rai) and the fourth outreach mission of Ambassador Véron to see realities on the ground while observing health protocols. Since last year, he went to development programmes in the Cordillera Administrative […]
(Eagle News) — A 4.1-magnitude earthquake struck off Davao Oriental on Monday, Aug. 15. According to the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology, the quake hit at 9:38 a.m. The epicenter was 65 kilometers southeast of Tarragona. The depth of focus was 12 kilometers. No damage to property nor aftershocks were reported.
(Eagle News)–Over P100,000 worth of illegal drugs were seized in an illegal drug den in Davao del Sur on Friday, August 12. Also arrested in the raid were four people the police said were high-value drug targets. The PNP identified them as Felimon Llorando, Romeo Pantonial, Rudy Pedrales and Rolando Hocamis. The police did not give additional details on the operation. It said, however, that it was “part of ongoing efforts to boost (an) offensive […]
(Eagle News)–A 4.8-magnitude earthquake struck off Antique on Saturday, Aug. 13. According to the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology, the quake hit at 12:25 p.m. The epicenter was 19 kilometers southwest of Anini-y. The following instrumental intensities were reported: Intensity II- Iloilo City, Iloilo Intensity I- Sipalay City, Negros Occidental; Tapaz, Capiz; Sebaste, Antique No damage to property nor aftershocks were reported.
