New sinkhole reveals 60,000-year-old volcano

AFP 05/07/2018

A new sinkhole on a North Island farm as deep as four double-decker buses and almost the length of two football fields has grabbed the attention of New Zealand volcanologists. The chasm appeared after heavy rainfall near…

Residents discover sinkhole within Badian River

Ador Vincent S. Mayol 04/29/2017

RESIDENTS of a quiet village in Southern Cebu were surprised to see that a huge hole had formed in the middle of a river. The sinkhole was discovered on Saturday morning in Barangay Banhigan, Badian town, 106…

Sinkhole found in Badian Town

Ador Vincent S. Mayol 04/29/2017

CEBU CITY–A sinkhole was discovered on Saturday morning in a river in the mountain barangay of Taytay, Badian town, 106 kilometers south of Cebu City. Police Officer 1 Rodjie Alicaway of the Badian police station said they…

4th sinkhole found in Badian

Apple Ta-as 01/05/2015

Another sinkhole was discovered last Saturday afternoon in a river in the mountain barangay of Talayong, Badian, southern Cebu. This is the fourth new sinkhole found in the south and the third in Badian after typhoon Seniang.…

Sinkhole swallows ‘half a mountain’ in Alcantara; another found in Badian town

Victor Anthony V. Silva 01/04/2015

Two new sinkholes, one of which was described as having caused “half a mountain to collapse”, were discovered in the towns of Alcantara and Badian in southern Cebu last week. Arturo Palencia, Alcantara Municipal Engineer, said his…

Badian sinkhole doubles in size

Doris C. Bongcac 11/29/2014

The sinkhole in Badian town, south Cebu, continues to grow wider. It was already 12 meters wide yesterday, said Eddie Llamedo, information officer of the regional office of the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR-7). The …

Sinkhole in Badian

Doris C. Bongcac 11/28/2014

Heavy rains brought by tropical depression Queenie caused a portion of the road in sitio Curva, barangay Banhigan in Badian town, southwest Cebu to collapse, creating a five meter wide, 10 meter deep sinkhole at past 6…

Sta. Fe sinkhole remains unstable

Doris C. Bongcac 08/22/2014

A sinkhole in Sta Fe town is still unstable but families who were asked to evacuate from the area in sitio Dapdap, barangay Langub have returned to their homes despite warnings from the Mines and Geosciences Bureau.…

Displaced families may move back in

Ador Vincent S. Mayol 07/31/2014

RESIDENTS of sitio Dapdap, barangay Langub in Kinatarkan Island, Sta. Fe town, northern Cebu may return to their homes within a week after a sinkhole was formed in their area. “If the soil stabilizes, then they can…

Relocation site assessed for families displaced by sinkhole

Jose Santino S. Bunachita 07/30/2014

ENVIRONMENT officials are assessing the suitability of Kinatarkan Islet in Sta. Fe town, Bantayan Island, northern Cebu as a relocation site for families displaced by a sinkhole that formed in one of the town’s barangays last week.…

Sinkhole spotted in Sta. Fe town

Edison Delos Angeles 07/27/2014

A new sinkhole in Sta. Fe town in Bantayan island has  forced  families in sitio Dapdap, barangay Langub to relocate. The hole first appeared Friday night but the size, initially  two to  three feet wide,  grew wider…

Sinkhole found in Bantayan town

Edison Delos Angeles 07/26/2014

A sinkhole was found in sitio Dapdap, barangay Langub in Sta. Fe town Bantayan Island this morning. Mayor Jose Esgana has directed families living near the sinkhole to evacuate. The sitio has around 200 families. Esgana said…

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