Davao City suspended work and classes following the magnitude-7.4 earthquake on Friday morning, Oct.10. "In view of the recent earthquake and to give way to the conduct of rapid damage assessment of infrastructures and facilities, classes in all levels, public and private educational institutions,...
A powerful earthquake measuring magnitude 7.4 on the Richter scale struck Davao Oriental at 9:43 a.m. on Friday, Oct. 10, said the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs). It was initially reported as magnitude 7.6 before Phivolcs revised it to 7.5 then 7.4 Phivolcs said the...
The Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office (PCSO) on Tuesday, October 7, announced that a lone bettor from Quezon City became an instant multi-millionaire after winning the P223,580,197.60 jackpot prize in Monday night’s GrandLotto 6/55 draw. According to PCSO, the winning ticket was purchased in...
LEGAZPI CITY – The Police Regional Office-5 on Thursday placed all police units in the Bicol region on heightened alert as severe tropical storm "Opong" (international name "Bualoi") continues to intensify and is expected to make landfall in the region by Friday. PRO-5 Director Police Brig. Gen....
Super Typhoon Nando (international name: Ragasa) began to move away from Northern Luzon on Monday evening, Sept. 22, and is expected to exit the Philippine Area of Responsibility (PAR) by Tuesday morning, Sept. 23, said the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services...
The Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) on Monday, Sept. 22 warned of life-threatening conditions in northern Luzon as Super Typhoon Nando (international name: Ragasa) moved closer to Babuyan Islands. As of 10 a.m., the center of the eye of Nando...
Super Typhoon Nando (international name: Ragasa) intensified further on Monday morning, Sept. 22, as it moved westward toward the Babuyan Islands, where it may pass close to or make landfall around midday, the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA)...
The Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) raised Tropical Cyclone Wind Signal No. 5 early Monday, Sept. 22, over parts of Babuyan Islands as Super Typhoon Nando (international name: Ragasa) moved closer to Northern Luzon. As of 4 a.m., the center of...
The Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) raised Tropical Cyclone Wind Signal No. 3 over parts of Batanes and Cagayan on Sunday afternoon, Sept. 21, as super typhoon “Nando” (international name: Ragasa) continued to move closer to extreme Northern...
The Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) said Typhoon Nando (international name: Ragasa) intensified into a super typhoon at 8 a.m. on Sunday, Sept. 21. Nando is now packing maximum sustained winds of 185 kilometers per hour (kph) near the center and...
The Department of Education (DepEd) on Tuesday, September 2, welcomed President Marcos’ historic allocation of P1.224 trillion to the education sector under the proposed 2026 national budget—marking the first time the Philippines has met the UNESCO-recommended benchmark of spending four percent...
The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) reported that a magnitude 5.1 earthquake struck Batangas province at 12:43 a.m. on Wednesday, Aug. 20. The earthquake’s epicenter was located 2 kilometers southwest of Calaca City, Batangas, at a depth of 10 kilometers. Phivolcs...
