5.5 – magnitude quake leaves 25 people hurt, buildings damaged in Surigao

07/13/2019

SURIGAO DEL NORTE, Philippines – Some 25 people were hurt and several buildings, houses and bridges were damaged in Surigao del Sur after a 5.5-magnitude quake hit the town of Carrascal at dawn on Saturday, July 13.…

Phivolcs monitoring possible magnitude 8 tremor after quake swarm off Surigao del Norte

Inquirer 04/29/2019

We have to be prepared always, says Phivolcs director MANILA, Philippines — The Philippine Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) said it continues to monitor a possible magnitude 8 earthquake following the more than 600 aftershocks connected to a…

Some flights to Siargao from Cebu cancelled due to bad weather

Morexette Marie B. Erram and INQUIRER.Net 01/25/2019

  Cebu City, Philippines – Due to unfavorable weather condition being experienced in several parts of the country, particularly in the Bicol and Eastern Visayas regions, some flights bound to Siargao Island in Surigao Del Norte from…

Series of quakes jolt Surigao del Norte

Inquirer.net 09/27/2018

A series of earthquakes struck Surigao del Norte within hours of each other on Thursday afternoon, the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) said. The first and strongest tremblor that measured a magnitude of 5.1 happened…

DSWD sends goods to Surigao

PR 02/20/2017

Earthquake Relief Aid  The Department of Social Welfare and Development in Central Visayas (DSWD-7) sent relief goods to Surigao del Norte following the 6.7 magnitude earthquake that hit the province last February 10. “As a response to…

Auring: Cebu, 13 areas under Signal No. 1

Michelle Joy L. Padayhag 01/09/2017

Cebu remains under storm signal number 1 as of 11 p.m, Sunday, January 8, due to tropical depression Auring. Jhomer Eclarino, a specialist of the state weather bureau PAGASA, said that Auring is traversing Mindanao and the…

Signal No. 1 in Cebu; Marce to leave Monday

11/24/2016

SIGNAL No. 1 was hoisted over several provinces in Visayas and Mindanao as the low pressure near Surigao del Sur intensified into a tropical depression and was locally named “Marce.” The storm signal was raised over Southern…

Magnitude 4.7 earthquake hits Surigao Del Norte

Michelle Joy L. Padayhag 07/26/2016

A magnitude 4.7 earthquake, tectonic in origin, hit Surigao Del Norte at 10:29 p.m. Tuesday, according to the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs). The tremor was felt at intensity 4 in Surigao City, intensity 3…

Tili-tili

Radel Paredes 05/14/2016

Crosshatching My younger brother, Charlo, a lawyer and teacher, recently ran for Provincial Board member under the administration party in Surigao del Norte and lost. It was his first attempt for a political position. It wasn’t, however,…

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