A town in Masbate sustained heavy damage from severe tropical storm "Opong" as it passed over the province Friday. Photos posted by Engineer Jerome Martinez on Facebook showed houses destroyed and toppled trees. Among those damaged was a church serving as an evacuation center. Videos showed the...
CEBU CITY – Police are investigating the deaths of two elderly siblings in Batuan town, Bohol. Retired teachers Felicitas Tacgos Bahandi, 84, and her 78-year-old sister Januaria were found inside a room of their house in Barangay Cabacnitan. Police said the victims have been dead for 72 hours...
CEBU CITY – Be careful when swimming on rivers. Authorities issued this reminder after two teenagers drowned while swimming on a river in Batuan town, Bohol province on Saturday afternoon, June 15. Police said the two victims aged 17 and 15 were with a group of friends swimming on Makapiko River...
CEBU CITY – The chief of Bohol Provincial Police Office (BPPO) denied the allegations of a retired police officer who accused Bohol Gov. Aris Aumentado of involvement in illegal gambling activities in the province. Police Col. Lorenzo Batuan said the allegations by retired Police Col. Teopisto...
By JAMES TABABA Sinigang is a famous sour Filipino stew or soup usually served with rice. Sinigang may be a candidate to be the national dish of the Philippines because Filipinos undeniably love it as their comfort food. Sinigang is prepared by simmering tomatoes and onions with meat–pork, beef,...
The tally of aftershocks following the 6.0-magnitude Masbate quake has already hit 542, said the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) on Saturday afternoon, Feb. 18. An earthquake with a magnitude of 6 is categorized by Filipino state seismologists as “very strong.” In...
Plot of the 16 February 2023 Magnitude 6.0 Masbate earthquake and aftershocks as of 16 February 2023, 1:00 p.m.. (COURTESY OF PHIVOLCS) The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) has so far recorded over 300 aftershocks following the magnitude 6.0 earthquake that struck...
The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) immediately activated the quick response teams of its field office in Bicol Region after a magnitude 6.0 earthquake shook the province of Masbate and neighboring areas on Thursday morning, Feb. 16. The DSWD also immediately coordinated with...
(PHIVOLCS) The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) has so far recorded 123 aftershocks following the magnitude 6.0 earthquake that struck Batuan, Masbate around 2:10 a.m. on Thursday, Feb. 16. As of 12 p.m., Phivolcs had detected 123 aftershocks, with magnitudes ranging...
(PHIVOLCS) A 6.0-magnitude earthquake was recorded by the Philippine Institute of Volcanology (Phivolcs) near Batuan, Masbate early Thursday morning, Feb. 16. Phivolcs initially measured the quake at magnitude 5.7 but later revised it to magnitude 6.0. It said the quake struck 11 kilometers...
The Philippines is home to a wide variety of crops and livestock, many of them disappearing from cultivation due to modernization. A handful of them are listed in the Ark of Taste, the Slow Food Movement’s catalog of endangered foods from across the globe. There are currently 65 Filipino food...
Throughout the Philippines, some crops are indigenous to particular areas. These crops have become a part of the culture in the places that they’re mostly found in. For instance, the himbabao is a unique-looking vegetable that commonly grows in northern Luzon, making it a favorite...
