Pagasa says LPA may not enter PAR, but trough to bring rain in Mindanao

Zeus Legaspi 01/21/2024

MANILA, Philippines — The low pressure area monitored outside the Philippine area of responsibility (PAR) is unlikely to enter PAR, state meteorologists said on Sunday afternoon. “Itong low pressure area sa labas ng ating Philippine area of…

Red tide alert up for Visayas, Mindanao areas

Angeline Marcelino 12/22/2023

MANILA, Philippines — The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) has reported that shellfish from certain areas in the Visayas and Mindanao continue to exhibit the presence of paralytic shellfish poison (PSP), commonly known as toxic…

Pagasa: LPA off Mindanao may intensify into tropical cyclone in 48 hours

Adrian Parungao 12/16/2023

MANILA, Philippines – The low pressure area (LPA) last sighted some 925 kilometers (km) east of southeastern Mindanao may intensify into a tropical cyclone within the next 48 hours, the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration…

Lawmakers seek longer terms for barangay officials

Julie Aurelio 12/10/2023

Just a month after the Oct. 30 barangay and youth polls, two Mindanao lawmakers filed measures that sought longer terms for elected barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan officials.  Cagayan de Oro City Rep. Rufus Rodriguez and Bukidnon Rep.…

EXPLAINER: The series of earthquakes in Mindanao, and why Cebu can feel the tremors

Morexette Marie B. Erram 12/04/2023

CEBU CITY, Philippines – There is roughly a 480-kilometer distance between the island of Cebu and Hinatuan in Surigao del Sur, the town closest to the epicenter of the 7.4-magnitude earthquake that rocked Mindanao on Saturday, December…

6.0 magnitude earthquake rocks Surigao del Sur, felt in Cebu

Morexette Marie B. Erram 12/03/2023

CEBU CITY, Philippines – Another strong aftershock rocked Mindanao on Sunday, December 3, less than 24 hours since the stronger 7.4-magnitude earthquake on Saturday, December 2. Sunday’s earthquake at 6:43 p.m. had an intensity of 6.0-magnitude in…

New orchid species boosts forest protection drive in South Cotabato

11/25/2023

KORONADAL CITY—A new orchid species has been discovered in the forests of southern Mindanao, boosting the case for declaring it as a protected area that will enhance biodiversity conservation measures there. Biologists Kier Mitchel Pitogo, Aljohn Jay…

Earthquake in Mindanao: Death toll rises to 9

John Eric Mendoza - Reporter / @JEMendozaINQ 11/20/2023

MANILA, Philippines — The death toll due to the magnitude 6.8 earthquake that shook Mindanao on Friday has risen to nine. This is according to data based on the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (NDRRMC)…

LPA near Mindanao weakens, new one likely to form in 2 to 3 days, says Pagasa

Zeus Legaspi 11/19/2023

MANILA, Philippines – The low-pressure area (LPA) monitored east of Surigao del Norte has weakened into a shallow circulation, the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (Pagasa) said Sunday afternoon, Nov. 19. The LPA, last spotted…

DILG mobilizes emergency teams to help earthquake victims in Mindanao

Adrian Parungao 11/18/2023

MANILA, Philippines — Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) has dispatched emergency personnel to respond to the earthquake victims. This operation comes, in the aftermath of a magnitude 6.8 tremor that rocked several provinces in Mindanao on…

Earthquake in Mindanao: Death toll rises to 7, says OCD

Angeline Marcelino - @inquirerdotnet 11/18/2023

MANILA, Philippines — The fatalities or deaths due to the magnitude 6.8 earthquake that hit several areas in Mindanao have risen from the initial two to seven, Office of Civil Defense (OCD) told INQUIRER.net on Saturday, November…

Earthquake hits Mindanao: Couple killed after wall collapses on their shanty

Allen V. Estabillo, Edwin O. Fernandez - @inquirerdotnet 11/18/2023

GENERAL SANTOS CITY – The magnitude 6.8 earthquake, which jolted parts of Mindanao on Friday afternoon, has claimed the lives of a couple, who were killed when a concrete wall collapsed on their shanty when the temblor…

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