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(Eagle News) — Fifty-one volcanic earthquakes were monitored at Taal in 24 hours. The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology said the earthquakes at the volcano, which remains on alert level 2, included 41 episodes of volcanic tremor with durations of one to four minutes. A weak emission of steam-laden plumes was also monitored at the main crater. According to PHIVOLCS, temperature highs of 71.8°C and a pH of 1.59 were last measured from the main […]
(Eagle News) — Calbayog City Mayor Ronaldo Aquino and three of his companions were killed in what was initially reported as an ambush on Monday, March 9. Samar Rep. Edgar Mary Sarmiento said in a Facebook post that the mayor and his group were riding a van on Laboyao Bridge in Barangay Lonoy when unknown assailants fired a volley of bullets at them. Aquino’s security detail managed to fire back but were also hit. The […]
(Eagle News) — The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (PHIVOLCS) has raised the alert level over Taal. In an advisory on Tuesday, March 9, PHIVOLCS said the raising of the alert level from alert level 1 to 2 was because the volcano has been exhibiting increased unrest since Feb. 13. For instance, PHIVOLCS said the Taal Volcano Network (TVN) recorded a total of twenty-eight volcanic tremor episodes, four low-frequency volcanic earthquakes, and one hybrid […]
(Eagle News) — Authorities seized over P16 million worth of suspected illegal drugs in Isabela on Saturday night. In a statement, the Philippine National Police said also arrested during a buy-bust operation were Anwar Sindatoc, 54, of Las Pinas; and Elson Cabunyag, 43, of Manila. The PNP said the two were nabbed after they sold undercover policemen two bricks of marijuana worth P31,000. The two suspects tried to escape but they were intercepted at a […]
Groundbreaking ceremony for Coron-Culion Bridge also held (Eagle News) — Authorities inaugurated the Puerto Princesa cruise port on Saturday, March 6. The DOTr said Transportation Secretary Art Tugade, Executive Secretary Salvador Medialdea and Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) Secretary Mark Villar also attended the ground-breaking ceremony for the Coron-Culion Bridge. Puerto Princesa Mayor Lucilo Bayron said the cruise port and new facilities would have a huge impact in the tourism of the city. […]
(Eagle News) — The Philippine Coast Guard rescued four distressed passengers off El Nido, Palawan on Thursday, March 4. In a statement over the weekend, the PCG said the four individuals had just come from the Provincial Government of Palawan in Barangay San Fernando to pick up medical supplies and were on their way to Barangay Binudac, Culion when they encountered big waves. The big waves damaged the motorbanca’s freeboard, causing it to submerge halfway. […]
(Eagle News) — The police have seized over P7 million worth of suspected shabu in Cebu City on Friday, March 5. In a statement over the weekend, the Philippine National Police said the P7,140,000 worth of illegal drugs were seized from Carlo Magno Escoton Tude, 36, in a buy-bust operation on Magallanes St., Barangay Ermita at 11:55 p.m. The PNP said Tude was arrested in the operation conducted by the local police and the Philippine […]
(Eagle News) — A 4.1-magnitude earthquake struck Negros Occidental early Sunday, March 7. The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology said the quake, which hit at 1:32 a.m., had its epicenter nine kilometers northwest of Sipalay. It had a depth of 19 kilometers. No damage to property nor aftershocks were recorded.
(Eagle News) — Authorities seized over P13 million worth of shabu in Bulacan on Friday, March 5, the Bureau of Customs said. In a statement, the bureau said the illegal drugs worth P13,620,400 were seized in a controlled delivery operation in Sta. Maria. The package had been declared as “Kitchen Appliances – steamboat grill” and arrived last February 16 in the port of NAIA. It had been shipped by a “Glus Sdn Bhd. (MBE Sri […]
(Eagle News) — A police junior sergeant assigned in a drug unit in Iloilo faces dismissal from the police service after he recently failed a random drug testing, the Philippine National Police said on Friday, March 5. The PNP said Police Staff Sergeant Ildefonso B. Dela Cruz Jr. will undergo pre-charge investigation and summary dismissal proceedings after screening and confirmatory drug tests yielded positive results for the presence of methamphetamine. The PNP said the results […]
(Eagle News) — Authorities in Eastern Visayas rescued nine minors the police believe were being trafficked for child labor in Luzon. The Philippine National Police said the nine, five girls and four boys, came all the way from Surigao del Sur and were en route to Pampanga when rescued on Wednesday. The rescue operation stemmed from a telephone call from Police Lt. Dennis N. Cayme, officer in charge of the San Agustin Municipal Police Station […]
(Eagle News) — The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology has raised the alert level 1 for Mt. Pinatubo. In making the move, PHIVOLCS noted the “persistence of seismic activity.” For instance, since January 20, 2021, it said the Pinatubo Volcano Network (PVN) has detected 1,722 “imperceptible earthquakes” beneath the Pinatubo edifice. It said the first cluster on Jan. 20-26 occurred along the Sacobia Lineament at depths of 15-28 kilometers and ranged between ML1.0 and […]
