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(Eagle News)– The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology on Thursday, Feb. 29, said there was an “elevated sulfur dioxide degassing” at Taal Volcano. In its advisory, PHIVOLCS said the 14558 tons measured on the day was the second highest flux recorded this year. Taal, which remains on alert level 1, also averaged approximately 9450 tons per day for the month of February and has been continuously degassing “voluminous concentrations” since 2001, it said. While […]
(Eagle News)–A 5.0-magnitude earthquake struck Eastern Samar early Sunday, Feb. 25. The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology said the quake hit at 2:47 a.m. Its epicenter was 12 kilometers southwest of Jipapad. The depth of focus was 37 kilometers. The following instrumental intensities were reported: Instrumental Intensities: Intensity II – Villareal, Samar; Dulag, Leyte; Mapanas, Northern Samar Intensity I – Basey, Samar No damage to property was reported but aftershocks were expected.
(Eagle News)–A 4.5-magnitude earthquake struck off Davao Occidental on Saturday, Feb. 24. The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology said the quake hit at 8:51 a.m. Its epicenter was 392 kilometers southeast of Jose Abad Santos. The depth of focus was 51 kilometers. No damage to property nor aftershocks were reported.
(Eagle News)–A 4.1-magnitude earthquake struck Occidental Mindoro early Friday, Feb. 23. The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology said the quake hit at 5 a.m. Its epicenter was 22 kilometers northwest of Abra de Ilog. The depth of focus was 115 kilometers. No damage to property nor aftershocks were reported.
(Eagle News) — The government has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the Clark International Airport Corporation (CIAC) for the development of a mega food hub in Clark City. According to the Presidential Communications Office, the planned National Food Hub “actualizes the farm-to-fork strategy embodied in the Three-Year Food Logistic Action Agenda, which seeks to revolutionize the food distribution network in the country from farm to fork.” The first part of the agenda, it […]
(Eagle News)–A 4.6-magnitude earthquake struck off Surigao del Sur on Friday, Feb. 16. The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology said the quake hit at 7:58 a.m. The epicenter was 16 kilometers southeast of Marihatag. The depth of focus was 23 kilometers. The following instrumental intensity was reported: Intensity I – City of Bislig, Surigao Del Sur No damage to property nor aftershocks were expected.
(Eagle News)–A 4.2-magnitude earthquake struck off Surigao del Sur on Wednesday, Feb. 14. The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology said the quake that hit at 3:59 p.m. was an aftershock of the 7.4-magnitude quake that struck the province early December last year. The epicenter of today’s quake was 38 kilometers southeast of Hinatuan. The depth of focus was 28 kilometers. No damage to property nor aftershocks were expected.
(Eagle News)–The “mastermind” of the deadly Mindanao State University blast in Marawi last year has been killed in recent military operations, the Armed Forces of the Philippines announced on Monday, Feb. 12. In a statement, the AFP said Khadafi Mimbesa alias ‘Engineer’, was among those “neutralized” in operations led by the Philippine Army 103rd Brigade led by commander, Brig. Gen. Yegor Rey Barroquillo Jr. in Lanao del Sur province from Jan. 25 to 26. The […]
(Eagle News)–A 4.3-magnitude earthquake struck off Catanduanes early Monday, Feb. 12. The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology said the quake hit at 5:30 a.m. The epicenter was 72 kilometers northeast of Gigmoto. The depth of focus was 25 kilometers. No damage to property nor aftershocks were expected.
(Eagle News)–A 4.5-magnitude earthquake struck off Davao Occidental early Sunday, Feb. 11. The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology said the quake hit at 1:03 a.m. The epicenter was 38 kilometers southeast of Jose Abad Santos. The depth of focus was 101 kilometers. No damage to property nor aftershocks were expected.
(Eagle News)–A 5.9-magnitude earthquake struck Agusan del Sur on Saturday, Feb. 10. The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology said the quake hit at 11:22 a.m. The epicenter was two kilometers southwest of Esperanza. The depth of focus was 27 kilometers. The following intensities and instrumental intensities were reported: Intensities: Intensity II – City of Kidapawan, Cotabato Intensity I – Arakan and Kabacan, Cotabato Instrumental Intensities: Intensity IV – City of Cagayan de Oro Intensity […]
(Eagle News)–A 4.3-magnitude earthquake struck off Davao Occidental on Thursday, Feb. 8. The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology said the quake hit 303 kilometers southeast of Balut Island at 5:50 a.m. The depth of focus was 54 kilometers. No damage to property nor aftershocks were reported.
