Search Result for “EARTHQUAKE”
House pushes for climate proofing reforms
August 10, 2023, 10:12 am
MANILA – Two measures that would incorporate climate proofing in building codes took a major step toward becoming law on Wednesday after lawmakers at the House of Representatives voted to approve the bills on final reading. During the plenary session, a total of 266 lawmakers voted to approve… Read More
Magnitude 5.2 quake hits Davao Oriental
August 9, 2023, 11:31 am
MANILA – A magnitude 5.2 earthquake hit Davao Oriental on Wednesday, the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) reported. In a bulletin issued at 10:29 a.m., Phivolcs said the tectonic quake struck 43 km. southeast of the municipality of Governor Generoso at 8:57 a.m. It… Read More
Magnitude 5.5 quake jolts eastern China
August 6, 2023, 7:30 pm
ANKARA – A 5.5 magnitude earthquake hit eastern China on Sunday, bringing down dozens of houses and injuring at least 21 people, state-run media reported. The quake occurred at a depth of 10 kilometers (6.2 miles), said daily South China Post, citing the China Earthquake Networks Center. The… Read More
Tuguegarao seniors, PWDs learn disaster awareness, response
August 6, 2023, 4:33 pm
TUGUEGARAO CITY – Senior citizens and persons with disabilities (PWDs) were trained to increase their awareness and readiness when volcano, earthquake, and tsunami hazards strike and how to properly mitigate the impacts during the Disaster Resilience Forum at a mall here over the weekend. Senior… Read More
Navy mobility exercise assesses reservists' capability
August 4, 2023, 6:28 pm
LEGAZPI CITY – The Naval Forces of Southern Luzon (NAVFORSOL) on Friday started a mobilization exercise (Mobex) involving around 152 reservists in the Bicol Region and other provinces. In a phone interview, Lt. Kim Paulo Lopez, NAVFORSOL assistant public affairs officer, said the five-day… Read More
YIA first quake-, tsunami-resistant airport in ASEAN: BMKG
August 2, 2023, 5:00 pm
YOGYAKARTA – The Yogyakarta International Airport (YIA) in Kulon Progo district, Yogyakarta is the first airport in the ASEAN with earthquake- and tsunami-resistant construction, Meteorology, Climatology, and Geophysics Agency (BMKG) head Dwikorita Karnawati said. "It is the only airport in… Read More
Magnitude 5.3 quake jolts Cagayan
August 1, 2023, 5:40 pm
LAOAG CITY – A magnitude 5.3 earthquake hit Cagayan Tuesday afternoon, the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) reported. The tectonic quake struck 26 km. northeast of Dalupiri Island at 4:03 p.m. It was 16 km. deep. Intensity II was felt in Pasuquin, Ilocos Norte, while… Read More
PBBM opens new nat’l museum in Cebu City
July 28, 2023, 9:20 pm
CEBU CITY – President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. encouraged Friday foreign and local tourists to visit the new museum in this first city in the Philippines to learn not only Cebu’s vast cultural and artistic assets, but also the country’s rich history. Marcos led the cutting of the ribbon and… Read More
Sturdy Kidapawan classroom projects assure safety of IP students
July 21, 2023, 6:30 pm
DAVAO CITY – Some 450 indigenous people (IP) students in two indigenous communities in Kidapawan City, North Cotabato, victims of a 2019 earthquake, stand to benefit from separate two-classroom buildings initiated by four donors. In a statement Friday, the Army’s 10th Infantry Division (ID),… Read More
Contingency plans in place for SONA: House exec
July 21, 2023, 6:25 pm
MANILA – The House of Representatives has put in place contingency measures for any eventuality that may arise during President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr.'s second State of the Nation Address (SONA) on July 24, an official assured on Friday. House Engineering and Physical Facilities Department… Read More
Obeying building code prevents quake damage, DOST chief says
July 21, 2023, 12:56 pm
LINGAYEN, Pangasinan – Department of Science and Technology (DOST) Secretary Renato Solidum Jr. on Thursday said that abiding by the building code and other structural laws would help prevent or lessen damage to life and properties during strong earthquakes. “Ang nakakamatay sa mga malalang… Read More
No damage to Cotabato, GenSan airports due to quake: CAAP
July 18, 2023, 4:55 pm
MANILA – Airports in Cotabato and General Santos sustained no damage from the magnitude 5.3 earthquake that jolted Sarangani late Monday, the Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines (CAAP) said Tuesday. Shortly before noon Tuesday, the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology… Read More
Magnitude 4.7 quake jolts E. Samar
July 17, 2023, 12:33 pm
TACLOBAN CITY – A magnitude 4.7 earthquake hit the town of General Macarthur, Eastern Samar early Monday, the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) reported. The temblor struck 39 kilometers southwest of General Macarthur town at 3:18 a.m. An Intensity IV was felt in the… Read More
DND chief heads multiagency meet on improving disaster response
June 30, 2023, 12:13 pm
MANILA – Member agencies of the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (NDRRMC) met on Thursday to discuss ways to enhance the government’s disaster response at the local and national levels. Department of National Defense (DND) Secretary Gilberto Teodoro Jr. presided over the… Read More
Alert Level 3 stays despite Mayon’s ‘low-level’ activities
June 29, 2023, 7:29 pm
MANILA – Most of the parameters being monitored in Mayon Volcano are low-level, but this doesn't mean its alert level status can be lowered from Level 3 (increased tendency towards hazardous eruption) to Level 2 (increasing unrest) anytime soon, the head of the Philippine Institute of… Read More
Security concerns hound abandoned hotel near NAIA
June 26, 2023, 8:14 pm
MANILA – The Manila International Airport Authority (MIAA) has expressed deep concern on the abandoned Philippine Village Hotel (PVH), saying it poses security threats to the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA). In a news release on Monday, the Department of Transportation (DOTr) said… Read More
Phivolcs: Raising Mayon's alert level unlikely for now
June 21, 2023, 7:43 pm
MANILA – Raising Mayon Volcano's alert status from Level 3 (increased tendency towards hazardous eruption) to Level 4 is unlikely for now, the chief of the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) said Wednesday. In a public briefing, Phivolcs officer in charge Teresito… Read More
PCSO helps more indigents through community outreach program
June 20, 2023, 9:03 pm
MANILA – Consistent with its mandate to provide charitable and social services to the poor and vulnerable sectors, the Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office (PCSO) continues to assist Filipinos through its community outreach program that provides help to depressed communities, especially in… Read More
Magnitude 5.6 earthquake jolts parts of Northern Luzon
June 17, 2023, 7:41 pm
LAOAG CITY – A magnitude 5.6 earthquake rocked the northern part of Luzon at 6:15 p.m. on Saturday. Located 10 kilometers northwest of Dalupiri Island in Cagayan province, the earthquake was tectonic in origin with a depth of 53 kilometers, according to the Philippine Institute of Volcanology… Read More
Go reiterates call to pass DDR bill amid various calamities
June 15, 2023, 8:34 pm
MANILA – The recent calamities that occurred in the country call for the establishment of the Department of Disaster Resilience (DDR), Senator Christopher Lawrence Go said. In an interview during his distribution of aid for poor families in Payatas, Quezon City on Thursday, Go said the… Read More
