A strong earthquake shook Occidental Mindoro and nearby provinces on Friday morning, Aug. 7, according to the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs). The quake occurred at 10:38 a.m. and was traced 13 kilometers southwest of Mamburao, Occidental Mindoro. It had a shallow...
Before the tragedy reaches the headlines, an earthquake has already begun reshaping the environment. When most people think of earthquakes, they picture collapsed buildings, shattered roads, and frightened communities. News reports often focus on the number of casualties, damaged infrastructure,...
Gen. Jose Melencio C. Nartatez, Jr., chief of the Philippine National Police (PNP), ordered all police commanders in areas jolted by the 6.4 magnitude quake to check on the status of their personnel and facilities. At the same time, Nartatez tasked chiefs of police and unit commanders to ensure the...
The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) said Wednesday, Aug. 5, that no tsunami warning has been issued and no damage has been reported to its facilities in southeastern Mindanao following a magnitude 6.4 earthquake that jolted parts of Mindanao at noon. In a statement, the PCG said initial assessments by...
DAVAO CITY – Provinces suspended classes and work in government offices following a magnitude-6.4 earthquake that rocked Southern Mindanao on Wednesday, Aug. 5. The provincial government of Sarangani and city government of General Santos cancelled face-to-face classes on all levels and work in...
The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) on Wednesday, Aug. 5, assured the public that there is no tsunami threat to the Philippines following the magnitude 6.4 earthquake that struck off Sarangani, Davao Occidental. “No destructive tsunami threat exists based on...
A magnitude 6.4 earthquake struck off the coast of Sarangani, Davao Occidental, at 12:14 p.m. on Wednesday, Aug. 5, the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) said. In its Earthquake Information No. 2, Phivolcs revised the earthquake 's magnitude from the initial...
TOKYO (Jiji Press) -- The 7.1-magnitude earthquake that struck Kumamoto Prefecture, southwestern Japan, last week had affected 53 cultural properties, including those at World Heritage sites, as of Monday (August 3), the Cultural Affairs Agency said. The affected assets, located in Kumamoto and...
KUMAMOTO (Jiji Press) -- More than 7,500 people remained at evacuation shelters in Kumamoto Prefecture as of Tuesday, a week after the 7.1-magnitude earthquake that damaged over 13,000 residential buildings in the southwestern Japan prefecture. Daytime temperatures exceed 35 degrees Celsius in hot...
KUMAMOTO (Jiji Press) -- Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi said Monday that the government will designate last week 's major earthquake in the southwestern prefecture of Kumamoto as a disaster of extreme severity to provide more state aid for efforts to restore infrastructure and...
KUMAMOTO (Jiji Press) -- Temperatures reached 40.3 degrees Celsius in the city of Kumamoto on Monday, topping 40 degrees for the first time on record in the namesake southwestern Japan prefecture, adding to the plight of local residents hit by a powerful earthquake last Tuesday. Elsewhere in the...
TOKYO (Jiji Press) -- Visitors have formed a long line every day to enter a Tokyo shop promoting specialty products of Kumamoto Prefecture to support the southwestern Japan prefecture hit by Tuesday 's huge earthquake. They aim to support people in areas devastated by the quake with an...
