APARRI, Cagayan – The Municipal Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Office in Calayan, Cagayan is conducting assessment following two strong offshore earthquake that struck the municipality before dawn on Monday. The municipality has reported no injuries or damages from the earthquakes...
A joint venture between the Lopez Group’s construction arm, First Balfour Inc., and Japan-based JFE Engineering Corp. will oversee a ₱7.7-billion project to strengthen the resiliency of two of Metro Manila’s busiest bridges against earthquakes. The JFE Engineering-First Balfour Joint...
PA Chief Lt. Gen. Roy M. Galido (left) dons the Meritorious Achievement Medal to an awardee during a recognition ceremony for the deployed 10-man Army Urban Search and Rescue Team under the Philippine Inter-Agency Humanitarian Contingent in Fort Bonifacio, Taguig City on April 21, 2025. (Photo: PA)...
Philippine Iron and Steel Institute (PISI) is urging the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) to address the prevalence of substandard steel products in hardware stores across the country, citing the potential threat of earthquakes such as the “Big One” that could hit Metro Manila. In an...
Phivolcs The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) reported that a magnitude 5.9 earthquake jolted Sultan Kudarat on Easter Sunday, April 20, shaking several parts of Mindanao and triggering dozens of aftershocks. Phivolcs said the offshore quake struck at 12:11 a.m., with...
Phivolcs A 5.7-magnitude earthquake struck Sarangani at 5:42 a.m. on Wednesday, April 16, the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) reported. The epicenter was located 55 kilometers southwest of Maitum, Sarangani. Phivolcs said the quake was felt at Intensity IV (moderately...
Malacañang has expressed its gratitude to the Philippine humanitarian team that assisted in the earthquake response operations in Myanmar. File photo of the Philippine Humanitarian Team deployed to assist in the earthquake response operations in Myanmar. In her press briefing, Communications...
Defense Sec. Gilberto Teodoro Jr. (middle) poses with members of the Philippine Inter-Agency Humanitarian Contingent (PIAHC), as they arrived at Villamor Air Base in Pasay City, April 13, 2025 after a two-week humanitarian assistance and disaster relief (HADR) mission in earthquake-hit Myanmar....
(Courtesy of Office of Civil Defense) The Philippine Inter-Agency Humanitarian Contingent (PIAHC) is scheduled to return to the country on Monday, April 14, after providing essential support to victims in Myanmar, which was devastated by a magnitude 7.7 earthquake two weeks ago. The contingent,...
The epicenter of the latest quake was roughly hallway between Mandalay, Myanmar’s second-biggest city, and Naypyitaw, the capital. (Photo: earthquake.usgs.gov) BANGKOK (AP) — A magnitude 5.5 earthquake struck on Sunday morning near Meiktila, a small city in central Myanmar, according to...
Myanmar earthquake aftermath House Assistant Majority Leader Lanao del Sur 1st district Rep. Zia Alonto Adiong has expressed his condolences to the families of two overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) who perished in the recent earthquake that hit...
The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) has confirmed the death of the second of four Filipinos missing after the devastating 7.7-magnitude earthquake that struck Myanmar on March 28. File photo In a statement on Thursday morning, April 10, the DFA said the Philippine Embassy in Yangon confirmed...
