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(Eagle News) — A 5.2-magnitude earthquake struck Davao Oriental early Saturday, Jan. 22. According to the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology, the quake hit at 4:43 a.m. Its epicenter was 15 kilometers southeast of Baganga. The depth of focus was 102 kilometers. The following intensities and instrumental intensities were reported: Intensities Intensity IV – Baganga and Caraga, Davao Oriental; Maco, Davao de Oro Intensity III – Mawab and Monkayo, Davao de Oro; Lupon, Manay […]
(Eagle News) – -A 5.2-magnitude earthquake struck off Batanes early Wednesday, Jan. 19. According to the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology said the quake hit at 3:10 a.m. It had its epicenter 53 kilometers northeast of Itbayat. The depth of focus was 187 kilometers. The following intensities were reported: Intensity III – Itbayat, Batanes No damage to property were reported but aftershocks were expected.
(Eagle News) — Classes in some schools in Pampanga are suspended from Jan. 17 to 21. According to the Department of Education Schools Division Office in Pampanga, the suspension that applies to all public schools in the province was “to allow for health break and recuperation of our teachers and learners amid the surge of flu and Covid-19.” “Private schools, in consultation with their respective parents’ associations, may exercise their own direction relative to the […]
(Eagle News) — Classes in CALABARZON are suspended from January 17 to 29. The Department of Education-Region IV-A, which covers Cavite, Laguna, Batangas, Rizal and Quezon, said the suspension that applies to all grade levels–whether attending classes physically or virtually–was the region’s “initiative for safe operations and well-being of stakeholders.” Mayor Jun Ynares of Antipolo, a part of Rizal, said in a Facebook post that in the city, the suspension applies to all levels in public […]
MANILA, Philippines (AFP) — At least 11 people were killed after a small truck packed with partygoers, including children, overturned in the southern Philippines, police said Thursday. The vehicle was travelling to a beachside resort in Balingasag, Misamis Oriental on Mindanao island for a postponed holiday party on Wednesday when the driver lost control after the brakes apparently failed on a downhill section of road. Around 50 people were crammed into the truck, most […]
(Eagle News) — A 4.0-magnitude earthquake struck Isabela early Thursday, Jan. 13. According to the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology, the quake hit at 4:20 a.m. It had its epicenter northeast of Aurora. An intensity III was felt in Aurora and Cabatuan. No damage to property nor aftershocks were reported.
(Eagle News) — The police are investigating the death of a 10-year-old girl whose decomposing body was found in a cave in Talisay City, Cebu. According to the Philippine National Police, the body of the minor was found on Jan. 9, three days after her parents reported her missing to the authorities. The parents then told the police the girl had gone to the river to swim but never came home. According to the PNP, […]
COTABATO, Philippines (AFP) — A child was killed and six others wounded after a bomb exploded on a public bus in the insurgency-plagued southern Philippines on Tuesday, authorities said, but no group has claimed responsibility. Police said the explosion happened as the bus was travelling along a highway near Cotabato City on Mindanao island, a haven for multiple armed groups ranging from communist insurgents to Islamist militants. The bomb was “inside the bus, at the […]
(Eagle News) — The operations of the Department of Foreign Affairs’ consular service sites in SM Megamall and Tuguegarao City have been suspended. The DFA said the suspension was part of the department’s “precautionary measures” against the spread of COVID-19 amid the steep rise in cases. The department did not say when the consular offices would resume operations. It said, however, that affected applicants at the Megamall office may proceed to the consular office in […]
(Eagle News) — A 4.2-magnitude earthquake struck off Davao Oriental on Saturday, Jan. 8. According to the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology, the quake hit at 9:26 a.m. It had its epicenter 101 kilometers southeast of Governor Generoso. The depth of focus was 36 kilometers. No damage to property nor aftershocks were reported.
(Eagle News)–A 4.1-magnitude earthquake struck off Davao Oriental early Saturday, Jan. 1. According to the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology, the quake hit at 2:17 a.m. It had its epicenter 23 kilometers southeast of Manay. The depth of focus was 23 kilometers. No damage to property nor aftershocks were reported.
(Eagle News)–A 3.9-magnitude earthquake struck off Davao Occidental on Wednesday, Dec. 29. According to the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology, the quake hit at 4:06 p.m. It had its epicenter 90 kilometers southeast of Jose Abad Santos. The depth of focus was 50 kilometers. No damage to property nor aftershocks were reported.
