BUTUAN CITY – Following the recent earthquake in Caraga and the bombing of a Mass in Marawi City, the Police Regional Office-13 is on full alert status to ensure operational readiness and swift response to any threats to peace and order and any calamity in the region. PRO-13 Director Police Brig....
DAVAO CITY – The provincial government of Davao Occidental suspended classes in public schools on December 4 and 5 as part of the inspection of all public infrastructures and other facilities following the magnitude 7.4-earthquake on Saturday night, December 2. “All school heads, safety...
The number of aftershocks from the magnitude 7.4 earthquake in Surigao del Sur has risen to 1,692 on Monday morning, Dec. 4, said the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs). (Phivolcs) Of the recorded aftershocks, Phivolcs said 340 were plotted by at least three seismic...
A magnitude 6.8 earthquake struck Surigao del Sur at 3:49 a.m. on Monday, Dec. 4, said the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs). (Phivolcs) The epicenter of the earthquake was located 67 kilometers northeast of Cagwait, Surigao del Sur, at a depth of one kilometer. Although...
(Phivolcs) A 6.6 magnitude offshore earthquake jolted Surigao del Sur on Sunday evening, Dec.3, said the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs). Phivolcs said the earthquake, which struck at 6:35 p.m., was an aftershock of the 7.4-magnitude earthquake on Saturday, Dec. 2. The...
DAVAO CITY – Mayor Michelle Nakpil Rabat suspended classes in public schools in Mati City on Monday, December 4, for an inspection by rapid damage assessment teams of the structural integrity of all public infrastructure, buildings, schools, and other facilities after the magnitude 7.4-earthquake...
DAVAO CITY – One person was killed and four were injured in Davao region in the magnitude-7.4 earthquake that rocked a wide swath of Mindanao on Saturday night, December 2. OFFICIALS inspect an infrastructure in Hinatuan, Surigao del Sur damaged by the magnitude-7.4 earthquake on Saturday...
(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...
The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD), through its field office in Region 12, deployed on Wednesday, Nov. 23 at least 20 social workers to address the emotional toll of the recent 6.8-magnitude earthquake that struck southern Mindanao on Nov. 17. The DSWD’s social workers...
