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Two quakes shake Davao Oriental; Phivolcs says no damage expected

Two earthquakes rocked Banganga, Davao Oriental early Thursday morning, but no damage has so far been reported. The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs)...

2 strong quakes hit Surigao del Sur after 7.4 tremor

Two earthquakes with magnitudes of 6.8 and 5.6 and epicenters near the municipality of Cagwait in Surigao del Sur were recorded on Monday. The magnitude...

DDR: Urgent and imperative

"Perhaps the reason why the Philippines is a laggard in Asia is that we have too much politics and elections every three years" Once again,...

Afghan rescuers still digging for buried victims amid hazy hope

Siah Ab, Afghanistan—Rescue workers scrabbled through rubble Tuesday for villagers buried in their homes by a series of earthquakes that killed more than 2,000...

Volunteers dig for Afghan quake survivors as support trickles in

KASHKAK, Afghanistan—Afghan villagers and volunteers on Monday helped dig for survivors of a series of earthquakes that killed more than 2,000 people, as aid...

Death toll from series of Afghan earthquakes rises sharply to 2,053

Herat, Afghanistan—The death toll from a series of earthquakes in western Afghanistan rose sharply again Sunday to more than 2,000 as rescuers scrabbled for...

PH is most disaster-prone country

"The World Risk Report tells us very clearly that the Philippines needs a Department of Disaster Resilience now, not at sometime in the future,...

‘Duck, cover, hold’ key to safety during earthquakes — experts

Duck, cover, hold. Safety experts underscored that these three key words may make the difference between life and death during earthquakes. When earthquake strikes, disaster experts...

74 earthquakes recorded at Taal Volcano – Phivolcs

The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology said 74 volcanic earthquakes were recorded at Taal Volcano over the past 24 hours on Sunday. Taal Volcano...

Google turning smartphones into earthquake detectors

Google added an earthquake alert system in California on Tuesday, saying it is working on letting Android-powered smartphones double as tremor detectors. Android phones will...

Alert level 4 stays amid eruption fears

The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology on Saturday said the threat of a catastrophic eruption of Taal Volcano in Batangas remained high. Amid weak...

Quake victims gain 5k bottles of drinking water

Nationwide solidarity is continuously expressed through donations and aid for Filipinos affected by the series of earthquakes that struck Davao and the rest of...

PACC probes school buildings damaged by ‘Minda’ quakes

General Santos City—The Presidential Anti-Corruption Commission will look into possible irregularities in the construction of school buildings and related structures in public schools that...

Group steps up children assistance

Save the Children Philippines has delivered family hygiene kits and plastic tarpaulins to ease the suffering of children and their families affected by the...
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