BUTUAN CITY – A magnitude-4.7 earthquake jolted Davao Occidental on Tuesday morning, February 13. EARTHQUAKE epicenter The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) said the earthquake was recorded at 4:45 a.m. and its epicenter was 284 kilometers (kms) southeast of...
BUTUAN CITY – A magnitude-5.3 earthquake jolted Siargao Island, Surigao del Sur on Monday morning, February 12. The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) said the tremor was recorded at 10:03 a.m. and its epicenter was 92 kilometers (kms) northeast of Siargao....
TACLOBAN CITY – Seventy-one passengers of a distressed Roll-on, Roll-off vessel, MV Reina Hosanna, were rescued in the sea of Capul Island, Northern Samar, on Sunday, February 11. THE Philippine Coast Guard rescued 71 passengers of a distressed Roll-on, Roll-off vessel in Northern Samar on...
Department of National Defense (DND) Sec. Gilberto Teodoro Jr. (below, third from right) visits the northern frontier's maritime defense outpost in Mavulis Island in Itbayat, Batanes on Feb. 6, 2024. (Photo by Armed Forces of the Philippines) The Department of National Defense (DND) has cautioned...
Source: Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) The Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) has reported that Aklan Province is the fastest-growing economy among provinces and highly urbanized cities in the country. The Province of Aklan, known for being the home of Boracay Island, recorded a...
ILOILO CITY – A budget airline recently launched flights for Chinese tourists to and from world-famous Boracay Island in Malay town, Aklan province. CHINESE tourists receive a warm welcome at Boracay Airport. (DOT-6) The Department of Tourism (DOT)-6 (Western Visayas) said that budget...
Department of National Defense (DND) Sec. Gilberto Teodoro Jr. (below, third from right) visits the northern frontier's maritime defense outpost in Mavulis Island in Itbayat, Batanes on Feb. 6, 2024. (Photo by Armed Forces of the Philippines) Department of National Defense (DND) Secretary Gilberto...
ILOILO CITY – The Army has named new officers to lead the two battalions based in Panay Island. MAJOR Gen. Marion Sison, 3rd ID commander, receives a token from Lt. Col. Vicel Jan Garsuta of the 12th Infantry Battalion. (Army 3rd ID photo) The 3rd Infantry Division has urged Lt. Col. Jovert...
CEBU CITY – Nine persons were arrested when authorities raided two drug dens in a town in Camotes Island, Cebu that was declared as a drug-cleared area last year. THREE persons were arrested in a drug den raid in San Francisco town, Camotes Island, Cebu on Friday, February 2. (PDEA-7) On...
Floods and landslides triggered by torrential rain have killed six people in Mindanao, with one other person missing, rescuers said on Thursday, February 1. RESIDENTS push a makeshift raft loaded with a motorcycle through flood waters brought about by heavy rains in Prosperidad, Agusan del Sur on...
ILOILO CITY – The National Grid Corp. of the Philippines (NGCP) warned of power instability in Panay Island less than a month after the prolonged New Year power blackout. The NGCP announced on Thursday, February 1, that it may resort to manual loading dropping. “This is to preserve the...
CALAPAN CITY, Oriental Mindoro – A water taxi carrying five foreign passengers collided with a fast craft vessel in the sea between Batangas and Mindoro, killing the taxi boat’s captain and one crew member on Wednesday, January 31. MV Ocean Jet 6 (Jerry Alcayde) Reports from the Philippine...
