BUTUAN CITY – Government relief operations are in full swing across Mindanao as residents reel from successive strong earthquakes that struck the island in recent days, including the latest magnitude-six tremor that hit Surigao del Sur late Saturday. The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and...
President Marcos has instructed all frontline agencies to carry out round-the-clock rescue and relief operations, following the 7.4-magnitude earthquake that struck Davao Oriental on Oct. 10. According to Presidential Communications Office (PCO) Secretary Dave Gomez, Marcos reminded them that the...
Transmission services across the Visayas Grid are under normal operations after NGCP completed its key restoration efforts following the magnitude-6.9 earthquake in Cebu province. As of 9:38 a.m. Oct. 3, Friday, NGCP successfully energized the Daanbantayan-Tabango 230kV Line 2, the submarine cable...
(UPDATED) The death toll from the twin strong earthquakes that struck Davao Oriental and nearby provinces last Oct. 10 has risen to eight, the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (NDRRMC) reported on Sunday, Oct. 12. Office of Civil Defense (OCD) Assistant Secretary Bernardo...
Vice President Sara Duterte went to Davao Oriental on Saturday, Oct. 11, to personally condole with the victims of the twin earthquakes that rocked the province. The official visited the bereaved families to extend her solidarity and support in light of the disasters that struck the region. “Oo,...
A magnitude 4.1 earthquake jolted the waters off Silago, Southern Leyte, on Saturday night, Oct. 11, the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) said. In its report, Phivolcs said the tremor struck at 9:54 p.m., with its epicenter recorded 16 kilometers north and 89...
An aftershock with a magnitude of 4.7 hit the waters off Manay, Davao Oriental, on Saturday night, Oct. 11, following the magnitude 5.8 earthquake that affected the same area earlier in the evening, the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) reported. According to...
A magnitude 5.8 earthquake struck off the coast of Manay, Davao Oriental, on Saturday evening, Oct. 11, the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) reported. In its Earthquake Information No. 1 bulletin, the agency said the tectonic quake occurred at 6:27 p.m. It was...
The magnitude 5 earthquake that struck Zambales on Saturday evening, Oct. 11, was possibly caused by the movement along the Manila Trench, the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) said. This means the recent earthquakes in Cebu, La Union, and Davao are not connected, as...
CEBU CITY – Respiratory illness has started to spread in tents where victims of the magnitude-6.9 earthquake that struck northern Cebu province on Sept. 30 are staying. The Provincial Health Office (PHO) said cases of acute respiratory infections have been recorded in evacuation centers in Borbon...
Health and emergency response systems in Davao Oriental have been heavily impacted following the doublet earthquakes that struck the province, the Office of Civil Defense (OCD) reported on Saturday afternoon, Oct. 11. OCD Assistant Secretary Bernardo Rafaelito Alejandro IV said the Davao Oriental...
Close to 11,000 aftershocks have rattled parts of Cebu and nearby provinces following the magnitude 6.9 offshore quake last Sept. 30, the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) reported Saturday, Oct. 11. In its latest report, Phivolcs said that since the strong earthquake...
