No one died or got hurt in the aftermath of a magnitude 6.6 earthquake that hit Calatagan, Batangas on Saturday morning, July 24, according to an initial assessment by the Office of Civil Defense (OCD). A magnitude 6.7 earthquake hits Calatagan, Batangas on July 24, 2021. (Courtesy of Philippine...
In less than 24 hours, nearly 1,000 residents in Batangas have left their homes to seek safer shelters amid the continued unrest of Taal Volcano, a disaster management official disclosed Saturday, July 3. Residents in Laurel, Batangas take temporary shelter at Barangay Ticub Elementary School on...
More than 1,300 individuals in Batangas were affected by the sudden phreatomagmatic (magmatic gases and steam) eruption of Taal volcano on Thursday afternoon, July 1. The eruption sent residents scurrying out of their homes to escape hot ash plumes that were ejected into the air by the volcano,...
Mass evacuations of more than 14,000 residents are currently being conducted in high-risk barangays of Agoncillo and Laurel towns of Batangas after Taal Volcano spewed a kilometer-high phreatomagmatic plume and was eventually placed under Alert Level 3 which means magmatic intrusion at the main...
A 19-year old man died after he was struck by lightning in San Jose town of Occidental Mindoro on Wednesday during the onslaught of tropical storm "Dante", the Office of Civil Defense (OCD) disclosed on Thursday, June 3. The death of Arnel Emabanecido rose the death toll of 'Dante' onslaught to...
At least three people died while multi-million pesos worth of damage in agriculture and infrastructure is expected as massive flooding swept several parts of Mindanao due to incessant rains in the past days. The Office of Civil Defense confirmed the death of two people in Davao region—a...
