BACOLOD CITY – Sixteen of the 17 schools used as billeting centers for delegates of the Negros Island Region Athletic Association Meet (NIRAAM) 2026 in this highly-urbanized city was declared safe for occupancy in an assessment ordered by Mayor Greg Gasataya following the magnitude-five...
No major damage was recorded in the province and city of Iloilo from the magnitude-4.8 earthquake on Monday night, March 2. The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology initially recorded the earthquake at magnitude-five with the epicenter in the sea of Tigbauan, a town in southern Iloilo...
BACOLOD CITY – Mayor Greg Gasataya has ordered a Rapid Damage Assessment and Needs Analysis (RDANA) following a magnitude-five earthquake on Monday, March 2. He advised people to remain calm, stay vigilant for possible aftershocks, and await updates from official city government channels. The...
A magnitude 5.0 earthquake struck Iloilo province at 6:13 p.m. on Monday, March 2, the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) reported. Phivolcs said the epicenter was located 2 kilometers southeast of Tigbauan, Iloilo, at a depth of 10 kilometers. Instruments recorded the...
VIGAN CITY, Ilocos Sur – This province reported no damage from a magnitude-five earthquake on Monday morning, Feb. 16. But Ilocos Sur Provincial Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Officer Rhon Arquelada advised residents to remain on alert for aftershocks. “We advise our residents in Ilocos...
A magnitude 5.0 offshore earthquake struck Ilocos Sur at 9:36 a.m. on Monday, Feb. 16, the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) reported. In its initial bulletin, Phivolcs said the quake’s epicenter was located 49 kilometers southwest of San Esteban, Ilocos Sur, at a...
The offshore earthquake swarm in Sultan Kudarat appears to be gradually weakening, with fewer tremors recorded per day compared to late January, the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) said on Sunday, Feb. 8. At the height of the swarm, Phivolcs recorded up to 833...
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...
