The Philippine Red Cross (PRC) deployed satellite phones, communication units, generators, hot meals, and food packs to communities affected by the magnitude 7.8 earthquake in General Santos and Sarangani. PRC chairman and chief executive officer Richard J. Gordon said the deployment of equipment...
Police forces were deployed to secure and manage evacuation centers in Central Mindanao and Davao region after a number of families were displaced following a powerful magnitude 7.8 earthquake that struck Sarangani province. Gen. Jose Melencio C. Nartatez, Jr., chief of the Philippine National...
The Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board (LTFRB) ordered an all-out structural integrity inspection of bus terminals and other public transportation hubs in areas affected by the 7.8 magnitude quake in Mindanao. Central Mindanao and Davao region were the worst-hit areas of the...
Gen. Jose Melencio C. Nartatez, Jr., chief of the Philippine National Police (PNP), ordered the mobilization of policemen and resources in nearby regions not affected by the magnitude 7.8 earthquake in Mindanao as part of the efforts to assist the provinces in Mindanao severely hit by the tremor....
Low- and mid-rise buildings in Metro Manila are the most vulnerable to collapse if the long-feared “Big One” strikes, with simulation estimates showing that up to 13 percent of such structures could be heavily damaged or collapse during intensity 8 shaking along the West Valley Fault,...
A magnitude 4.3 earthquake struck off the coast of Camarines Norte early Tuesday, Feb. 17, the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) reported. In its Earthquake Information No. 1, Phivolcs said the tremor occurred at 2:01 a.m. The agency said the epicenter was located about...
A magnitude 4.2 earthquake struck Sultan Kudarat on Sunday morning, Jan. 18, the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) reported. In its Earthquake Information No. 2, Phivolcs said the tremor occurred at 11:55 a.m. The agency said the epicenter was located 41 kilometers...
A magnitude 6.8 earthquake struck offshore waters east of Balut Island in Davao Occidental late Saturday night, Jan. 10, but posed no tsunami threat to the Philippines, the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) reported. In its Earthquake Information No. 1 bulletin,...
A magnitude 4.6 earthquake struck Davao Oriental on Saturday morning, November 1, according to the Department of Science and Technology–Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (DOST-Phivolcs). In its Earthquake Information No. 1 issued at 8:49 a.m., Phivolcs said the tremor was...
A magnitude 4.1 earthquake struck off the coast of Arteche, Eastern Samar on Sunday afternoon, Oct. 19, the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) said. In its Earthquake Information No. 1, Phivolcs said the tectonic tremor transpired at 1:24 p.m. The agency reported that...
A magnitude 4.7 earthquake struck off the coast of Pagudpud, Ilocos Norte on Saturday night, Oct. 18, the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) reported. In its Earthquake Information No. 1, Phivolcs said the tectonic tremor occurred at 6:56 p.m. The quake had a depth of 10...
A magnitude 4.6 earthquake struck off the coast of Manay, Davao Oriental on Saturday afternoon, Oct. 18, the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) reported. In its Earthquake Information No. 1, the agency said the tectonic quake occurred at 1:26 p.m. with a depth of 14...
