The Department of Health (DOH) has mobilized personnel in areas affected by the magnitude 6.9 earthquake that struck Bogo City, Cebu on Sept. 30 to provide emergency medical assistance and support local authorities In a statement on Wednesday, Oct. 1, DOH said doctors, nurses, and staff from...
The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) lifted its tsunami warning at 1:20 a.m. Wednesday, Oct. 1, following a strong earthquake offshore of Cebu province. The magnitude 6.9 earthquake struck at 9:59 p.m. on Sept. 30, with an epicenter located 19 kilometers northeast of...
TACLOBAN CITY - Matag-ob, Leyte Mayor Bernandino Tacoy announced the suspension of classes on all levels on Wednesday, Oct. 1, due to the magnitude- 6.9 earthquake in Cebu on Tuesday night. “Classes on all levels in the Municipality of Matag-ob are suspended on Wednesday, Oct. 1, to give way for...
BACOLOD CITY - Classes in some schools in this highly-urbanized city and local government units in Negros Occidental were suspended on Wednesday, Oct. 1, following the 6.9-magnitude tremor that hit Bogo City, Cebu, and also affected the province on Tuesday night, Sept. 30. In a Facebook post, E.B....
The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) issued a tsunami advisory on Tuesday evening, Sept. 30, following a 6.7-magnitude earthquake offshore of Cebu province at 9:59 p.m. Residents of Leyte, Cebu, and Biliran are advised to stay away from the coast until the advisory is...
Damages were reported in magnitude-6.9 earthquake that rocked Cebu province on Tuesday night, Sept. 30. One of those damaged was the centuries-old Archdiocesan Shrine of Santa Rosa de Lima Church in Daanbantayan, Cebu. A Facebook post by the Archdiocesan Shrine of Santa Rosa de Lima showed the...
The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) on Friday, Sept. 19, said residents should brace for aftershocks following the magnitude 5.5 tectonic earthquake that struck off La Union at 3:52 a.m. In its earthquake bulletin, Phivolcs said no structural damage is expected from...
A magnitude 5.6 earthquake struck La Union province early Friday morning, Sept. 19, and was felt across several parts of Luzon, the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) said. Phivolcs reported the tremor struck at 3:52 a.m., with its epicenter located 61 kilometers...
ZAMBOANGA CITY – Local and national government personnel and the business sector joined the third quarterly earthquake drill here on Thursday, Sept. 11. At the sound of the siren, City Hall employees went out of their offices and executed the duck, cover, and hold move while moving to open spaces...
The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) said a magnitude 4.8 earthquake struck Zambales at 2:09 p.m. on Thursday, Sept. 11. Phivolcs said the epicenter was located 18 kilometers southwest of Iba, Zambales, at a depth of 17 kilometers. The earthquake was felt at Intensity...
The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) said a magnitude 4.9 earthquake struck Eastern Samar at 2:56 p.m. on Tuesday, Sept. 9. Phivolcs said the epicenter was located 12 kilometers northwest of General Macarthur, Eastern Samar, at a depth of 21 kilometers. The tremor was...
The Philippines expressed sympathies to Afghanistan after the devastating earthquake and aftershocks last week left more than 2,200 people killed, the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) said on Monday, Sept. 8. “The Government and people of the Republic of the Philippines extend their deepest...
