2 die as strong quake hits Ormoc City anew

Inquirer.net 08/23/2017

Ormoc City — Two women died while at least six houses were damaged on Wednesday morning when a strong earthquake hit this city anew, just less than two months after it was struck by a magnitude 6.9…

Greece: Quake kills 2, sends island tourists into panic

AP 07/21/2017

ATHENS, Greece — A powerful earthquake sent a building crashing down on tourists at a bar on the Greek holiday island of Kos and struck panic on the nearby shores of Turkey early Friday, killing two people…

Repairs for quake-hit school buildings start this month

Futch Anthony Inso 07/13/2017

Repairs for the school buildings that were damaged by tremors caused by the July 6 earthquake that hit Jaro town in Leyte province are scheduled this month. Engineer Wendell Tabar, the division engineer of the Department of…

Luigi’s b-day wish: Aid for Marawi soldiers, Ormoc quake victims

Nestle L. Semilla 07/11/2017

“NO lechon please.” Instead of sending him “lechon” or any other personal gifts on his birthday, Mandaue City Mayor Luis Gabriel Quisumbing is asking well-wishers to instead make donations which he could later send to soldiers who…

Quake hits near Ormoc, aftershocks in Mandaue, Lapu

Marc Eric Cosep 07/10/2017

  AN earthquake measuring 5.4 in magnitude struck an area located nine kilometers southeast of Ormoc City, Leyte Monday morning. The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) said it recorded the temblor at 9:41 a.m. Areas…

Mandaue female students fainted amid quake

Cris Ligan 07/06/2017

EIGHTEEN female high school and college students in Mandaue City fainted while trying to exit their respective school buildings which shook due to the tremors caused by the 4 pm earthquake that hit Jaro town in Leyte…

Quake hits Leyte; power out in some parts of Cebu

Michelle Joy L. Padayhag 07/06/2017

A 6.5 magnitude earthquake struck eight kilometers southwest of Jaro, Leyte Thursday afternoon. The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) recorded the temblor at 4:03 p.m. with tectonic origin. The areas which felt the earthquake at…

Power restored in Metro Cebu an hour after Leyte quake

Doris C. Bongcac 07/06/2017

  Power had been fully restored within the Veco franchise area in Metro Cebu, nearly an hour after a late afternoon earthquake hit Cebu today. Quennie Bronze, Veco reputation enhancement manager, said as of 5:01 p.m., power…

New classrooms for quake-hit schools

Doris C. Bongcac 05/31/2017

SURIGAO DEL NORTE Surigao City — Pupils of the Anao-aon Central School left their classrooms in a bad state when classes ended in March this year. The around 400 pupils will already occupy either newly rehabilitated classrooms…

5.6 quake hits Bohol, E. Visayas

Inquirer.net 05/20/2017

A MAGNITUDE 5.6 earthquake jolted Bohol yesterday morning, state seismologists said. The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) said the quake struck at 9:15 a.m. The quake, which was tectonic in origin, had a depth of…

5.6 magnitude quake rocks Bohol

Leo Udtohan 05/20/2017

LILA, Bohol- Residents in this town said they did not feel that the ground shook on Saturday morning. Tito Efondo, 51, a resident of Barangay Poblacion, Lila said she did not feel the earthquake. “Wala ko kabati…

Strong quake hits Mindanao, no damage reported so far

Inquirer.net 04/29/2017

DAVAO CITY — The 7.2-magnitude quake that struck at Celebes Sea, 53 kilometers southwest of Sarangani Island in Davao Occidental, around 4:23 a.m. Saturday caused a sudden rise in water level; but no damage had been registered…

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