DAVAO CITY – The provincial government of Sultan Kudarat urged the people to remain prepared and vigilant as classes and work resume after days of suspension due to swarm of earthquakes last week. Gov. Datu Pax Ali Mangudadatu lifted the suspension on Feb. 1 through an executive order. However,...
The earthquake swarm offshore of Sultan Kudarat, which began on Jan. 19, is producing fewer tremors per day, the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) said on Tuesday, Feb. 3, but warned that strong earthquakes could still occur. Phivolcs said the tremors are generated by...
The Manila City Government held an Intramuros-wide earthquake drill on Friday, Jan. 30, to test its readiness in times of disasters and calamities, particularly the dreaded 7.2 magnitude quake dubbed "The Big One" that is predicted to hit Metro Manila earlier or later than 2058 that could cause...
The Philippine Red Cross (PRC), in partnership with the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC), the Australian Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT), and local partners, on Friday, January 30, launched a simultaneous nationwide relief distribution to assist...
A magnitude 5.0 earthquake jolted parts of Sultan Kudarat on Friday morning, Jan. 30, as an offshore earthquake swarm that began on Jan. 19 entered its 12th day, the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) reported. Phivolcs said the earthquake struck at 8:49 a.m., with the...
DAVAO CITY – As earthquakes continue to rock many parts of Central Mindanao, class and work suspensions have expanded to several municipalities and provinces outside of Sultan Kudarat province which has been experiencing a swarm of earthquakes totaling 2,264 as of 7 a.m. Thursday, Jan. 29. Sultan...
The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) has provided at least ₱11.9 million worth of humanitarian assistance to families displaced by a series of earthquakes or swarm that struck the municipalities of Lebak and Kalamansig in Sultan Kudarat. An earthquake swarm is defined as a...
An ongoing offshore earthquake swarm off Kalamansig, Sultan Kudarat produced six strong tremors measuring magnitude 5 and above on Jan. 28, the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) reported. The Jan. 28 earthquakes included two magnitude 5.5 tremors, as well as events...
DAVAO CITY – Hundreds of families living along the coastline of Sultan Kudarat have initiated a preemptive evacuation due to fear of tsunami following the magnitude-5.7 earthquake that jolted the province at 1:05 a.m. Wednesday, Jan. 28. In a report from the Philippine Institute of Volcanology...
The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) said it has not issued any advisory warning of an imminent tsunami or calling for the evacuation of coastal communities despite the continuing earthquake swarm near Kalamansig, Sultan Kudarat. An earthquake swarm is defined as a...
COTABATO CITY – About 800 families in several coastal barangays in Kalamansig town in Sultan Kudarat province vacated their homes and proceeded to higher grounds due to successive earthquake aftershocks over the past 24 hours. Mayor Ronan Eugene Garcia ordered a preemptive evacuation on Wednesday...
The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) said it recorded about 400 weak to moderately strong offshore earthquakes off Sultan Kudarat over a three-day period, from late Jan. 19 to early Jan. 21. In an advisory, Phivolcs said the earthquakes were monitored from 10:52 p.m. on...
