(Phivolcs) The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) continued to detect aftershocks following the magnitude 7.4 earthquake that struck Hinatuan, Surigao del Sur on Saturday evening, Dec. 2. As of 10 a.m., Sunday, Dec. 3, Phivolcs recorded 659 aftershocks, of which 122 were...
BUTUAN CITY – People fled to the streets and higher grounds after a magnitude-7.4 earthquake rocked the Caraga region on Saturday night, December 2. PEOPLE gather outside a building after a magnitude-7.4 earthquake struck the Caraga region on Saturday night, December 2. (PIA-Caraga) Two...
A 7.4-magnitude earthquake rocked offshore of Surigao del Sur at 10:37 p.m. on Saturday, Dec. 2, said the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs). Phivolcs traced the epicenter of the earthquake 30 kilometers (km) northeast Hinatuan, Surigao del Sur. It has a shallow depth of...
(Phivolcs) The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) on Sunday, Dec. 3 canceled the tsunami warning in Surigao del Sur and Davao Oriental as the country is no longer under threat from a tsunami triggered by a 7.4-magnitude earthquake. Hours following the powerful tremor...
BUTUAN CITY (PNA) – The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) has warned residents in some coastal areas of Surigao del Sur and Surigao del Norte about the continuing red tide contaminations. In its bulletin issued Friday, the agency said shellfish collected and tested from the...
CAMP RAFAEL C. RODRIGUEZ, Butuan City – Police arrested eight individuals for violating the election gun ban in Marihatag and San Miguel, Surigao del Sur, on Saturday, October 28. The suspects were identified as alias “Wil,” 33; “Joe,” 42; “Ron,” 38; “Jer,” 48; “Gar”;...
BUTUAN CITY – A magnitude-4.1 earthquake rattled Surigao del Sur on Friday morning, October 20. AN earthquake hit Surigao del Sur on Friday, October 20, and its epicenter was located northeast of Cagwait, Surigao del Sur. The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology...
BUTUAN CITY (PNA) – The family of a seafarer who died on board a bulk carrier while on port call in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) has asked for a deeper investigation. Albert Coleto, 39, a resident of Tago, Surigao del Sur, died on October 9 after he collapsed while on board the Star...
BUTUAN CITY – A magnitude-4.9 earthquake rattled Surigao del Sur before dawn on Friday, September 29. The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) said the tremor was recorded at 1:06 a.m. and its epicenter was 47 kilometers (kms) northeast of Cagwait, Surigao del...
CAMP RAFAEL C. RODRIGUEZ, Butuan City – Three New People’s Army rebels surrendered to the police in San Agustin, Surigao del Sur on Tuesday, September 19. “Ivar,” 16, “Jerence,” 20, and “Leo,” cited difficult life and lack of future in the armed struggle in their decision to...
BUTUAN CITY – The Army 36th Infantry (Valor) Battalion (IB) seized New People’s Army war materials following a gun battle in Barangay Maitum, Tandag City, Surigao del Sur, on Tuesday, September 19. Recovered were a Bushmaster rifle, an M16 rifle, a Stag A5 VLTOR rifle, an M653 rifle, two R4...
BUTUAN CITY – A New People’s Army (NPA) squad commander and member surrendered to the Surigao del Sur Police Provincial Office (PPO) and officially presented here on Thursday, September 14. Surigao del Sur PPO Director Police Col. Harry B. Domingo identified the surrenderers as “Ka Jolly...
