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The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) said a magnitude 6.0 earthquake shook Surigao del Norte at around 7:03 a.m. on Friday, Oct. 17. The tremor was initially measured at magnitude 6.2 before being revised. Phivolcs said the epicenter was located 22 kilometers southeast...

The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) on Friday, Oct. 10 clarified that the series of strong earthquakes that struck Cebu, La Union, and Davao Oriental in the past few days were coincidental and not related. Phivolcs Director Dr. Teresito Bacolcol said these tremors were...

The powerful magnitude 7.4 earthquake that struck Davao Oriental on Friday morning, Oct. 10 was generated by the Philippine Trench, one of six active trenches that surround the country, the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) said. Phivolcs Director Dr. Teresito Bacolcol...

Dr. Deo Florence Onda, the first and only Filipino and one of the first two human beings to make the manned descent into Emden Deep, has turned over to the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) the Philippine flag he brought when he reached the third deepest point on Earth. Dr. Deo Florence Onda...