State seismologists on Saturday afternoon, Feb. 11, said an earthquake with a magnitude measuring 6.0 jolted waters off Davao Occidental. (Phivolcs) The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) said the seismic event occurred at around 4:55 p.m. on Saturday. It was recorded...
The Makati City local government announced on Friday, Feb. 10, that it has distributed P19 million worth of financial assistance to its sister localities devastated by Typhoon Paeng in October last year and the 7.0 magnitude quake that hit Abra in July. According to Makati City Mayor Abby Binay,...
A rescue worker digs to reach a boy under the rubble of a collapsed building in the rebel-held town of Jindayris on February 8, 2023, two days after a deadly earthquake that hit Turkey and Syria. A leading United Nations official called for the facilitation of aid access to rebel-held areas in...
Department of Migrant Workers (DMW) Secretary Susan "Toots" Ople assured maximum assistance to the overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) in Turkey and Syria who may have been affected by the 7.8 magnitude quake on Monday, Feb. 6. More than 5,000 people were reported dead near the border of Turkey and...
A 12-man team from the Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) will join the Philippine humanitarian contingent to Turkey which was devastated by a 7.8 magnitude quake on Monday, Feb. 6. MMDA chairman Romando Artes said their team is well-trained and has an extensive experience in disaster...
ISTANBUL, Turkey – A 7.8-magnitude earthquake hit near Gaziantep in southeastern Turkey on Monday, the US Geological Service said. Epicenter of a 7.8 earthquake near Gaziantep, Turkey (U.S. Geological Survey) The quake struck at 04:17 am local time (0117 GMT) at a depth of about 17.9...
The Philippine Red Cross (PRC) provided hot meals and psychological first aid to the victims of the 6.0-magnitude earthquake in Mindanao. Courtesy of Philippine Red Cross Seven hundred individuals from the municipalities of Montevista and Nabunturan, Davao de Oro, and in Kiamba, Sarangani were...
The number of schools that were damaged in the aftermath of the 6.1-magnitude earthquake that rocked Southern Philippines continues to increase based on the report submitted to the Department of Education (DepEd). (Photo from DepEd) As of Feb. 3, DepEd monitoring showed that the number of schools...
State seismologists on Saturday, Feb. 4, said they have already recorded 871 aftershocks following the “very strong” 6.0-magnitude quake that struck Davao de Oro earlier this week. Of the 871 aftershocks ranging from magnitudes 1.5 to 3.6, a total of 77 were plotted while only 2 were felt....
(Photo from DepEd) Fourteen schools were reported to have sustained damages in the aftermath of the 6.0-magnitude earthquake that rocked Davao de Oro early this week, the Department of Education (DepEd) on Friday, Feb. 3, said. Citing data from Education Cluster Updates - Region 11, DepEd said that...
BUTUAN CITY -- A 5.1-magnitude earthquake struck Surigao del Sur in Northeastern Mindanao (The Caraga Region) on Tuesday morning, Jan. 3, the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) said. In its bulletin, Phivolcs said the tremor was recorded at 6:09 a.m. The epicenter was...
Repairs are still ongoing at irrigation systems affected by the magnitude 7.0 earthquake that jolted Ilocos and Cordillera Region, National Irrigation Administration (NIA) Administrator Benny Antiporda said on Tuesday, Aug. 23. NIA Administrator Benny Antiporda (Screenshot taken from PTV’s FB...
