Credit to Author: The Manila Times| Date: Fri, 22 Nov 2019 13:38:31 +0000
PRESIDENT Rodrigo Duterte on Friday believed his good friend Pastor Apollo Quiboloy when he claimed he stopped one of the three deadly earthquakes that jolted parts of Mindanao in October. In his speech at the opening of Acacia Hotel in Davao City, Duterte wished he had the same power to stop corrupt officials in the […]
Read moreCredit to Author: THE MANILA TIMES| Date: Sat, 09 Nov 2019 06:08:41 +0000
THERE is “sufficient” supply of relief goods and ongoing services for residents in earthquake-hit Mindanao, the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (NDRRMC) said on Saturday. Based on the latest report of the NDRRMC, 53, 044 families or 264, 531 persons were affected by the tremors that struck in October. The NDRRMC said that […]
Read moreCredit to Author: THE MANILA TIMES| Date: Tue, 05 Nov 2019 09:55:56 +0000
TWENTY-NINE internally displaced persons (IDP) from the series of earthquakes in Mindanao were treated for food poisoning in North Cotabato after allegedly eating donated items, disaster authorities said on Tuesday. The National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (NDRRMC), citing a report from the Department of Health’s Provincial Epidemiological Surveillance Unit, said the food items […]
Read moreCredit to Author: THE MANILA TIMES| Date: Tue, 05 Nov 2019 07:30:00 +0000
THE number of aftershocks to the strong quakes in Cotabato has diminished, Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) Officer-in-Charge Renato U. Solidum, Jr. said. As of 7 a.m. on Tuesday, a total of 2,870 aftershocks had been recorded, with 1,304 plotted or located by instruments and 208 “felt” by people or with instrumental intensities since the […]
Read moreCredit to Author: THE MANILA TIMES| Date: Sat, 02 Nov 2019 07:10:12 +0000
ANOTHER magnitude 4.4 earthquake struck parts of Southern Mindanao anew, following the 4.5 tremor in Cotabato early Saturday, the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) said. Phivolcs said the epicenter of the tremor that was felt at 1:03 p.m. was 153 kilometers southwest of Sarangani and Davao Occidental It was tectonic in origin and […]
Read moreCredit to Author: THE MANILA TIMES| Date: Fri, 01 Nov 2019 12:37:39 +0000
THE death toll from the two recent earthquakes that jolted Mindanao this week is at 17, disaster authorities said, as Cotabato, one of the hard hit provinces, has declared a state of calamity. In a situational report on Friday, the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (NDRRMC) said it also raised its alert status […]
Read moreCredit to Author: THE MANILA TIMES| Date: Fri, 01 Nov 2019 08:15:59 +0000
THE US and France, through their embassies, have warned their citizens in Mindanao to take extra precaution following the series of earthquakes that struck parts of the Philippines’ southern region. “US citizens in the area please contact your family/friends,” the US embassy in Manila tweeted on October 31. Ambassador Sung Kim, on October 30, tweeted, […]
Read moreCredit to Author: THE MANILA TIMES| Date: Fri, 01 Nov 2019 03:15:08 +0000
PRESIDENT Rodrigo Duterte has ordered the immediate inspection of all buildings in areas affected by a series of strong earthquakes in Mindanao. In a chance interview in Davao City on Thursday night, Duterte said the inspections should start immediately to ensure the safety of the public. “Well, it is time for the LGUs to inspect […]
Read moreCredit to Author: THE MANILA TIMES| Date: Fri, 01 Nov 2019 05:00:47 +0000
A magnitude 5.5 earthquake struck Sarangani and Davao Occidental, three hours after parts of Mindanao experienced a 4.2 tremor on Friday morning, the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) said. The quake at 10:33 a.m. was 334 kilometers southeast of Sarangani and Davao Occidental, tectonic in origin and had a depth of 33 kilometers […]
Read moreCredit to Author: THE MANILA TIMES| Date: Sat, 26 Oct 2019 07:48:59 +0000
A total of 1,343 families continue to stay in evacuation centers more than a week after a 6.3 magnitude earthquake hit Mindanao, the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (NDRRMC) reported on Saturday. The NDRRMC said that of the number, 936 were being served inside three evacuation centers while 407 others were staying in other […]
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