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(Eagle News) — A military plane carrying at least 85 soldiers crashed in Sulu on Sunday, July 4. According to media reports, the plane was supposed to land at Jolo airport when it crashed at 11:30 a.m.. Armed Forces of the Philippines chief Cirilito Sobejana told reporters the C-130 was transporting troops from Cagayan de Oro but missed the runway “trying to regain power.” He said the plane ended up crashing in Barangay Bangkal, Patikul. […]
(Eagle News) — Thirty-one earthquakes were monitored at Taal in 24 hours. The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology said also monitored at the volcano, which remains on alert level 3, was a plume rising up to 2,500 meters on July 3. Sulfur dioxide flux was at 14699 tons. PHIVOLCS reiterated the ban on the entry into the Taal Volcano Island and into the high-risk barangays of Agoncillo and Laurel. It also said aircraft should […]
(Eagle News) — Authorities seized P7.1 million worth of shabu in Cebu, the Philippine National Police said. According to the PNP, also arrested during the buy-bust operation in Barangay Tejero was an individual identified only as “Toro,” a distributor of illegal drugs. “Maganda na nahuli ng ating mga operatiba sa Central Visayas ang suspek na ito dahil ayon sa inisyal na impormasyon, sangkot siya sa malakihang operasyon ng iligal na droga (It’s good that the […]
(Eagle News)–Forty-eight earthquakes were monitored at Taal in 24 hours. The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology said three small phreatomagmatic eruptions also occurred at the volcano, which remains under alert level 3. A steam plume rose to as high as 3000 meters, which contributed to the vog around Taal. Sulfur dioxide flux was at 10254 tons on July 2. PHIVOLCS reiterated the ban on the entry into the Taal volcano island and into “high-risk” […]
(Eagle News) — Classes on Friday, July 2, were cancelled in some areas following Taal volcano’s phreatomagmatic eruptions. Below is a list: All levels Cavite Laurel, Batangas (including work) Work at the local government in Agoncillo, Batangas has also been suspended. On Friday, the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology said alert level 3 remains hoisted over Taal due to “high activity.” On Thursday, PHIVOLCS recommended the evacuation of residents from “high-risk” areas following a […]
(Eagle News) — A 4.0-magnitude earthquake struck Camarines Sur on Friday, July 2. The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology said the quake hit at 8:23 a.m. It had its epicenter 26 kilometers northeast of Garchitorena. The depth of focus was nine kilometers. The following instrumental intensities were reported: Instrumental Intensities Intensity III – Pili, Camarines Sur Intensity I – Sipocot, Camarines Sur; Daet, Camarines Norte No damage to property nor aftershocks were expected.
(Eagle News) — A 4.5-magnitude earthquake struck Cagayan early Thursday, July 1. The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology said the quake hit at 4:28 a.m. It had its epicenter four kilometers southeast of Santa Praxedes. The depth of focus was 15 kilometers. The following instrumental intensities were reported: Instrumental Intensities: Intensity III – Pasuquin, Ilocos Norte Intensity II – Laoag City, Ilocos Norte; Gonzaga, Cagayan Intensity I – Sinait, Ilocos Sur No damage to […]
(Eagle News) — The sulfur dioxide from Taal volcano has reached Metro Manila and other nearby provinces, the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology said. PHIVOLCS made the statement a day after it said the haze over Metro Manila as observed by the public was due to smog resulting from human activity. Data released by web portals for NASA’s Ozone Mapping Instrument (OMI) on the Aura platform and the Ozone Mapping and Profiler Suite (OMPS) […]
(Eagle News) — A 4.7-magnitude earthquake struck off Davao Occidental on Wednesday, June 30. The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology said the quake hit at 7:36 a.m. It had its epicenter 186 kilometers southeast of Sarangani. The depth of focus was 113 kilometers. No damage to property nor aftershocks were reported.
(Eagle News) — A 4.2-magnitude earthquake struck off Surigao del Norte early Tuesday, June 29. The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology said the quake hit at 1:41 a.m. It had its epicenter 24 kilometers northeast of Burgos. The depth of focus was 12 kilometers. No damage to property nor aftershocks were reported.
PNP chief renews call for witnesses to surface (Eagle News) — Philippine National Police Chief Guillermo Eleazar renewed his call for witnesses to the June 16 police operation in Binan, Laguna to come forward and give their statements. Eleazar made the appeal after the Regional Crime Laboratory Office of PRO-4A reported an autopsy on Antonio Dalit, alias Tala, and the 16-year-old slain in the operation, yielded no other distinct marking, including signs of being handcuffed, […]
(Eagle News) — Volcanic smog or vog has been observed over Taal caldera due to the continued volcanic sulfur dioxide gas emissions from the main crater of the volcano, the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology said. PHIVOLCS said the high levels of volcanic sulfur dioxide or SO2 gas emissions and steam-rich plumes that rose as much as three kilometers high for the past two days, coupled with the SO2 flux on June 27 that […]
