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(Eagle News) — A 4.7-magnitude earthquake struck off Davao Occidental on Monday, Sept. 6, the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology said. According to PHIVOLCS, the quake hit at 6:38 p.m. It had its epicenter 162 kilometers southeast of Jose Abad Santos. The depth of focus was nine kilometers. No damage to property nor aftershocks were reported.
90.6 percent of deaths were unvaccinated while 0.6 percent were fully vaccinated (Eagle News) – The province of Davao Oriental will be under Enhanced Community Quarantine (ECQ) starting Wednesday, Sept. 8 until 21 due to an “alarming surge of COVID-19 cases and deaths.” The two-week ECQ was agreed upon by the Provincial Task Force on COVID-19 and all local chief executives of the province to address this surge. They said the increasing number of […]
The Philippine government has opened its 138th Malasakit Center at the Sulu Sanitarium in Jolo, Sulu on Friday, Sept. 3. This the eighth hospital in the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region of Muslim Mindanao and second in Jolo to open a Malasakit Center, after the Sulu Provincial Hospital which launched its own last January 6. Senate Committee on Health Chair Christopher “Bong” Go welcomed the opening of the latest 38th Malasakit Center in a virtual message. Go […]
(Eagle News) — Philippine National Police Chief has ordered a thorough probe into the alleged abduction of a development worker who was believed kidnapped last year and turned up dead in August this year. In a statement, Eleazar said he ordered the Anti-Kidnapping Task Group to coordinate with Elena Tijamo’s family to get additional information that would shed light on what happened in June 2020 when she was supposedly kidnapped. Tijamo was a coordinator forthe […]
(Eagle News)–A 4.2-magnitude earthquake struck Albay on Saturday, Sept. 4. The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology said the quake hit at 5:23 a.m. It had its epicenter eight kilometers southeast of Rapu Rapu. The depth of focus was 17 kilometers. Ths following intensities and instrumental intensities were reported: Intensities: Intensity IV – Rapu-rapu, Albay; Sorsogon City, Sorsogon Intensity III – Legazpi City, Albay Intensity II – Irosin, Sorsogon; Santo Domingo, Albay Intensity I – […]
(Eagle News) — Philippine National Police Chief Guillermo Eleazar on Thursday, ,Sept. 2, announced the dismissal from service of 15 policemen who claimed six people who died in San Jose, Bulacan on February 18 were drug personalities who had been shot in legitimate drug operations. In a statement, Eleazar said he himself signed the dismissal order against the following in June after the PNP’s Internal Affairs Service found they planted illegal drugs and firearms on […]
(Eagle News) — Philippine National Police Chief Guillermo Eleazar has ordered a thorough probe into the killing of a policeman assigned to the anti-drugs unit of Bacolod City over the weekend. Eleazar said he directed the Bacolod City Police and the Western Visayas Police Regional Office to look into all possible motives behind the shooting of SSG Joseph Nepomuceno. The PNP chief also urged witnesses to come forward and help authorities bring the perpetrators to […]
(Eagle News) — A 4.0-magnitude earthquake struck Davao del Sur on Wednesday, Sept. 1. The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology said the quake hit at 6:26 a.m. It had its epicenter 9 kilometers northeast of Davao. The depth of focus was 17 kilometers. The following intensity and instrumental intensity were reported: Intensity: Intensity II – Davao City Instrumental Intensity: Intensity I – Kidapawan City No damage to property nor aftershocks were monitored.
(Eagle News) — A 4.2-magnitude earthquake struck off Negros Occidental on Tuesday, Aug. 31. According to the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology, the quake hit at 1:12 p.m. It had its epicenter 54 kilometers southwest of Hiinoba-an. The depth of focus was 33 kilometers. The following instrumental intensities were reported: Instrumental Intensities: Intensity III – Sipalay City, Negros Occidental Intensity I – Bago City, Negros Occidental No damage to property nor aftershocks were reported.
(Eagle News) — Fifty-two volcanic earthquakes were monitored in Taal in 24 hours. The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology said the quakes at the volcano, which remains on alert level 2, included 23 tremors lasting one to five minutes and a weak background tremor. Also observed were sulfur dioxide emissions, at 3848 tons on Aug. 25. Steam plumes that rose up to 2000 meters were also monitored. PHIVOLCS said entry into the Taal Volcano […]
(Eagle News) — Philippine National Police chief Guillermo Eleazar has ordered the conduct of dismissal proceedings against a police officer accused of sexually harassing a teenager who had violated quarantine rules in Mariveles, Bataan. In a statement, the PNP said the Prosecutors Office has found probable cause for the criminal raps of rape by sexual assault and acts of lasciviousness filed against Patrolman Elmer Tuazon Jr. and Armando Dimaculangan, who was the marshal team leader […]
(Eagle News) — A 3.8-magnitude earthquake struck off Davao Oriental on Sunday, Aug. 29. The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology said the quake–an aftershock of the 7.1-magnitude earthquake that struck the area on Aug. 12–hit at 6:56 a.m. It had its epicenter 116 kilometers southeast of Governor Generoso. The depth of focus was 51 kilometers. According to PHIVOLCS, the earthquake was tectonic in origin. No damage to property was reported.
