TOKYO (Jiji Press/AP) — A powerful earthquake struck off Japan’s northern coast on Thursday, but the country’s meteorological agency said there was no danger of a tsunami. Eleven people have been confirmed to have suffered injuries. The quake had a magnitude of 7.2 and occurred off the...
CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — Powerful back-to-back earthquakes that struck Venezuela on Wednesday evening killed at least 32 people and injured at least 700, the nation 's acting president said, as communities across the South American country sustained damage. Acting President Delcy...
President Marcos has conveyed his sympathies to the Venezuelan people following a series of powerful earthquakes that struck Venezuela on June 24. In a message on Thursday, June 25, Marcos said he was deeply saddened over the devastating earthquakes that struck the country 's northern coast....
The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) on Thursday, June 25, said it is closely monitoring the situation in Venezuela after two powerful earthquakes struck the country 's northern coast on June 24. In a statement, the DFA said the Philippine Embassy in Bogota, which has jurisdiction over...
A magnitude 5.3 earthquake struck Davao Occidental at noon on Thursday, June 25, according to the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs). Phivolcs said the earthquake occurred at 12:03 p.m., with its epicenter located 71 kilometers southwest of Balut Island in Davao...
TOKYO, June 25 (Jiji Press) -- A powerful earthquake hit the Tohoku region of northeastern Japan on Thursday morning, measuring upper 6, the second-highest level on the country 's seismic intensity scale, in Aomori Prefecture. The temblor, with an estimated magnitude of 6.9, occurred around...
The Government Service Insurance System (GSIS) set aside an initial ₱69.1 million in loss reserves to cover reported damages to government properties following the magnitude 7.8 earthquake that struck Mindanao. In a statement, GSIS said the state pension fund’s allocation follows a directive...
Members of the iconic Taiwanese group F4 together with Ashin have provided additional humanitarian support for victims of the Mindanao earthquake, donating P2.5 million to ongoing relief operations in the Philippines ahead of their upcoming concert. The GMA Kapuso Foundation confirmed the donation...
Camarines Sur-based solons are prodding government to pour investments on fully-equipped, permanent mega-evacuation centers (ECs) to shelter evacuees in the aftermath of natural disasters, including earthquakes. Rep. Migz Villafuerte (5th district) and Rep. Luigi Villafuerte (2nd district) pointed...
DAVAO CITY – Two weeks since the magnitude-7.8 earthquake struck, responders are still digging through the dirt and rubble to retrieve 13 persons missing in the hinterland barangays of Jose Abad Santos (JAS), Davao Occidental. A report from the JAS Municipal Disaster Risk Reduction and Management...
DAVAO CITY – The Department of Education in Sarangani province is raising funds through “Project Tahanan: Adopt-A-Teacher” to help teaching and non-teaching personnel rebuild houses totally destroyed in the recent 7.8-magnitude earthquake. The fund-raising drive aims to help them have simple...
Families affected by the magnitude 7.8 earthquake in parts of Mindanao will begin receiving government cash assistance on Tuesday, June 23. The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) said at least 139,000 families in Davao Region and Soccsksargen are expected to receive assistance...
