Migrant Workers Offices in Taiwan have been placed under high alert after two strong earthquakes, both recorded 5.9 magnitude in the Richter Scale, hit the areas anew on Monday afternoon. The Department of Migrant Workers (DMW) said that it is continuously monitoring the effects of the twin quakes...
There was no Filipino who was hurt following two succesive earthquakes that hit Taiwan on Saturday morning, April 27, the Department of Migrant Workers (DMW) said. In a statement the DMW said Migrant Workers Offices (MWOs) in Taipei, Taichung and Kaohsiung were immediately contacted to check on the...
Nine overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) were injured when a 7.2 magnitude quake jolted Taiwan on April 3, the Department of Migrant Workers (DMW) disclosed on Monday, April 8. In a statement, the DMW said it the nine OFWs suffered injuries ranging from minor to light injuries. “All the OFWs have...
Relief packs and cash assistance have been distributed to hundreds of overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) who were affected by the 7.2 magnitude quake that hit Taiwan, the Manila Economic and Cultural Office (MECO) announced on Sunday, April 7. The assistance package was distributed to OFWs during the...
A magnitude 5.4 earthquake jolted Ilocos Norte at 12:05 p.m. on Wednesday, Feb. 2, said the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs). (Phivolcs) Phivolcs located its epicenter at 15 kilometers (km) northwest of Pagudpud, Ilocos Norte, and was initially measured as a...
The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) on Monday, Jan. 1, said there is “no tsunami threat” to the Philippines following the 7.4-magnitude earthquake near the West Coast of Honshu in Japan. (Phivolcs / Manila Bulletin) “No destructive tsunami threat exists...
DAVAO CITY – President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr., through Special Assistant to the President (SAP) Secretary Antonio Lagdameo Jr., has directed the Office of the Presidential Assistant for Eastern Mindanao (OPAMINE) to address all concerns in Mindanao following the magnitude-6.8 earthquake in...
DAVAO CITY – Gov. Dorothy P. Montejo-Gonzaga suspended face-to-face classes on all levels in Davao de Oro after a magnitude-5.9 earthquake struck the province at 2:58 a.m. on Friday, October 20. CLASSES were suspended on Friday, October 20, after a magnitude-5.9 earthquake rocked Davao de...
BUTUAN CITY – The Office of Civil Defense (OCD) and Provincial Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Office (PDRRMO) reported no damage and fatalities from the magnitude-6.4 earthquake that rattled Davao Occidental on Wednesday night, October 4. However, the OCD and PDRRMO are still closely...
A 5.4-magnitude earthquake struck Sarangani province at 11:35 p.m. on Monday, July 17, said the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs). In its initial bulletin, Phivolcs said it had located the epicenter of the earthquake 33 kilometers (km) southwest of Maitum, Sarangani. It...
A 5.4-magnitude earthquake hit Surigao del Norte on Thursday night, June 29, said the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs). (Phivolcs) According to Phivolcs' initial earthquake bulletin, the quake occurred around 7:30 p.m. 100 kilometers northeast of Burgos, Surigao del...
GENEVA, Switzerland- The United Nations said Friday it has so far raised a quarter of the money it needs for relief work in Turkey after the earthquake that killed more than 55,000 people. Donors have so far contributed $268 million to the $1 billion flash appeal issued by the UN following the...
