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(Eagle News) — Philippine National Police Chief Guillermo Eleazar has ordered police to prioritize the campaign against the New People’s Army in Masbate amid the series of attacks against civilians in recent months. Eleazar gave the order to Police Regional Office 5 Director Jonnel Estomo after a barangay captain and his companions survived an attack the police said was perpetrated by the NPA in Placer. The attack took place a few days after three street […]
(Eagle News) — A 4.2-magnitude earthquake struck Agusan del Sur early Wednesday, Aug. 18. The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology said the quake hit at 2:59 a.m. It had its epicenter 11 kilometers northwest of Talacogon. The depth of focus was 57 kilometers. No damage to property nor aftershocks were reported.
(Eagle News) — The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology has lowered the alert level of Bulusan to “normal” following a “general decline in monitoring parameters.” According to PHIVOLCS, in particular, volcanic earthquake activity declined to the baseline level of two to three earthquakes per day between July 1 and Aug. 17, during which a total of only 109 weak events were recorded. PHIVOLCS said this indicates that “rock fracturing within the volcanic system associated […]
(Eagle News) — Marinduque will revert to a general community quarantine starting Aug. 16. In a Facebook post, Governor Presbitero Velasco said he signed Executive Order No. 28 Series of 2016 declaring the GCQ until Aug. 31 due to reports of Alpha and Beta variants in the province and the “fast-increasing” COVID-19 transmission possibly due to the highly transmissible Delta variant. He also noted the Department of Health had declared the province under alert level […]
(Eagle News) — A 4.9-magnitude earthquake struck off Davao Oriental early Sunday, Aug. 15: The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology said the quake — an aftershock of the 7.1-magnitude earthquake in Governor Generoso on Aug. 12 — struck at 3:22 a.m. It had its epicenter 164 kilometers southeast of Governor Generoso and was tectonic in origin. The depth of focus was eight kilometers. No damage to property nor aftershocks were reported.
(Eagle News) — A 5.3-magnitude earthquake struck off Davao Oriental early Saturday, Aug. 14. The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology said the quake–an aftershock of the 7.1-magnitude earthquake that struck Governor Generoso on Aug. 12–hit at 4:17 a.m. It had its epicenter 170 kilometers southeast of Tarragona. The depth of focus was 35 kilometers. The following intensity was reported: Intensity III – Mati City No damage to property nor aftershocks were reported.
(Eagle News) –A 5.1-magnitude earthquake struck off Davao Oriental early Friday, Aug. 13. The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology said the quake struck at 4:28 a.m. It had its epicenter 119 kilometers southeast of Tarragona. The depth of focus was 13 kilometers. No damage to property nor aftershocks were reported.
(Eagle News) — The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology has lowered the alert status of Mt. Pinatubo to “normal.” PHIVOLCS said this was following “a continued decline in earthquake activity and a return to baseline seismic parameters” in the volcano since July 1. According to PHIVOLCS, 104 volcanic earthquakes with magnitudes of ML0.8 to ML1.3 were recorded from July 1 to August 11. This represents an average of two to three events per day […]
(Eagle News) — Coast Guard personnel intercepted a 32-year-old man upon entry into Zamboanga Del Norte after he presented swab test results that showed he was positive for COVID-19. In a statement, the Philippine Coast Guard said the man was discovered to be positive for the virus at the Port of Dapitan upon his arrival on board a RoRo vessel from Dumaguete City during the required checking of arriving passengers to curb the transmission of […]
(Eagle News) — The enhanced community quarantine takes effect in Bataan on Sunday, Aug. 8, as the province continues to contend with a surge in COVID-19 cases, Bataan had been placed under a modified enhanced community quarantine until Aug. 15 prior to the Palace’s announcement on Saturday, Aug. 7. According to the Palace, the ECQ in Bataan will last until Aug. 22. As of August 6, Bataan recorded 14,643 confirmed COVID-19 cases. Of the 69 […]
Two others found dead on rescued boat, PCG says (Eagle News) — Two Chinese fishermen whose rescue boat reportedly drifted off-course were rescued off Palawan waters, the Philippine Coast Guard said on Saturday, Aug. 7. The PCG said two other Chinese nationals on board the boat, however, were found dead when 51-year-old fisherman Mario Mabuhay towed the boat towards the shoreline of Barangay Canipaan after spotting them while he was fishing. The PCG said the […]
(Eagle News) — A 4.1-magnitude earthquake struck off Sultan Kudarat early Saturday, Aug. 7. The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology said the quake hit at 12:08 a.m. It had its epicenter 192 kilometers southwest of Palimbang. The depth of focus was 622 kilometers. No damage to property nor aftershocks were reported.
