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Earthquake summit highlights engineering solutions, stricter policy implementation

A recent earthquake summit, organized by the Office of Civil Defense, highlighted the need for enhanced coordination mechanisms, engineering solutions alongside maximum utilization of available technologies and stricter policy implementation to strengthen the country’s preparedness......»»

Category: newsSource:  philstarRelated NewsMar 26th, 2024

Sharon Cuneta gives updates on ‘Mega’ mansion planned to withstand intensity 10 earthquake 

“Megastar” Sharon Cuneta shared updates on her “Mega” mansion and “forever home” that she declared in an Instagram post in 2021 had been master-planned to withstand even an intensity 9 or 10 earthquake. .....»»

Category: entertainmentSource:  philstarRelated NewsMar 25th, 2024

Phivolcs: Magnitude 5.9 quake rocks Agusan del Sur

MANILA, Philippines — A magnitude 5.9 earthquake struck Agusan del Sur around Saturday noon, the state seismology bureau said. According to the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs), the epicenter of the tectonic earthquake was located east of Esperanza. It had a depth of focus of 27 kilometers. The Phivolcs added that the following.....»»

Category: newsSource:  inquirerRelated NewsFeb 10th, 2024

M5.9 earthquake strikes northern Philippines

A magnitude 5.9 earthquake struck northern Philippines on Wednesday, the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) said. The institute said the quake, which struck at 12:05 p.m. local time, hit at a depth of 10 kilometers, near Pagudpud town in Ilocos Norte.Source: CGTN.....»»

Category: newsSource:  manilanewsRelated NewsFeb 8th, 2024

Magnitude 4.3 quake hits Eastern Samar

MANILA, Philippines — A magnitude 4.2 earthquake shook Eastern Samar early Saturday morning, the state seismology bureau said. According to the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs), the epicenter of the earthquake was located east of Hernani. It was tectonic in origin and had a depth of focus of seven kilometers, the Phivolcs said......»»

Category: newsSource:  inquirerRelated NewsJan 20th, 2024

Magnitude 4.9 earthquake jolts Batangas, Metro Manila

magnitude 4.9 earthquake hit the province of Batangas on Saturday afternoon, a seismic event felt even by residents from nearby areas such as the National Capital Region......»»

Category: newsSource:  philstarRelated NewsJan 20th, 2024

Trkiye: Ensure Accountability for Deaths in Earthquake

The Turkish government has an obligation to ensure that public officials responsible for thousands of defective buildings that collapsed in the February 6, 2023 earthquakes, are held accountable, Human Rights Watch said today. The earthquakes, which devastated Trkiye's southeastern provinces, left more than 50,000 people dead and hundreds of thousands injured.....»»

Category: newsSource:  philippinetimesRelated NewsFeb 3rd, 2024

Study says since 1979 climate change has made heat waves last longer, spike hotter, hurt more people

Climate change is making giant heat waves crawl slower across the globe and they are baking more people for a longer time with higher temperatures over larger areas, a new study finds. Since 1979, global heat waves are moving 20% more slowly — meaning more people stay hot longer — and they are happening 67%.....»»

Category: newsSource:  inquirerRelated NewsMar 30th, 2024

Philippine road crash kills woman, injures man

MANILA, March 18 (Xinhua) -- A woman was killed after the motorcycle she and her husband were riding was hit by an overtaking bus along a highway in Rizal province of the Philippines at dawn on Monday, police said. Police said the accident occurred around 4 a.m. while the couple traveled along a highway in Taytay town. The woman died at the crash site, while her husband sustained injuries in the left arm......»»

Category: newsSource:  manilanewsRelated NewsMar 21st, 2024

Badian accident injures Aussie, friend

CEBU CITY, Philippines – An Australian national and her Filipina friend were injured in a road accident that happened in Badian, Cebu on Friday. The accident that happened at 4:30 p.m. in Barangay Malabago in Badian town in southern Cebu involved a motorcycle and a delivery truck. Badian police identified the motorcycle driver as Savannah.....»»

Category: newsSource:  inquirerRelated NewsMar 9th, 2024

Alcantara road accident injures dump truck driver, helper

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Two were injured in a vehicular accident involving a dump truck and a 10-wheeler truck that happened in Sitio Cabaray, Barangay Lawaan in Alcantara town at around 10 a.m. on Tuesday, February 13. The accident victims were identified as Milky Miot, the dump truck driver and a resident of Samboan town,.....»»

Category: newsSource:  inquirerRelated NewsFeb 13th, 2024

Davao landslide kills 6, injures 31 others

MANILA, Philippines — Six miners were reported dead and 31 others injured after a landslide in Maco, Davao de Oro, the municipal government said on Wednesday. The Municipal Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Office of Maco said the Davao landslide casualties were reported as of 2:00 p.m. Forty-six other persons remain missing. Search and rescue.....»»

Category: newsSource:  inquirerRelated NewsFeb 7th, 2024

Talisay fire injures 1, razes P1.2 million in properties

CEBU CITY, Philippines – One person was injured while four houses were razed in a fire that struck a residential area in Brgy. Lawaan 3, Talisay City on Wednesday, January 17. Firefighters in Talisay City responded to the fire scene, in Sitio Crusher, Purok Sineguelas at 1:01, which was immediately raised to 1st alarm at.....»»

Category: newsSource:  inquirerRelated NewsJan 17th, 2024

Sari-sari stores post P8 billion in sales in 2023

Small neighborhood variety (sari-sari) stores in the Philippines recorded sales of more than P8 billion in 2023, more than 21 percent higher than the previous year’s tally of P6.6 billion, according to a study conducted by analytics startup Packworks......»»

Category: financeSource:  philstarRelated NewsFeb 17th, 2024

DPWH tallies 268 gov’t and school buildings partially destroyed in Hinatuan quake

The Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) in Davao Region reported that a total of 268 school and national government buildings were partially destroyed by the magnitude 7.4 earthquake that struck Hinatuan, Surigao del Sur on December 2. The estimated damage amounted to P108,497,894.84 for school buildings and P1,899,365.60 for national government buildings. The damages included cracks on walls and falling debris such as ceilings. According to Engr. Alexander Turingan of DPWH XI, there were no reported damages in Davao Occidental and Davao del Sur. Franz Irag, Office of Civil Defense (OCD) XI operations head, emphasized the importance of addressing damages to school buildings, which also serve as evacuation centers during calamities. Dean Ortiz, spokesperson of DPWH XI, highlighted the agency's focus on national roads and bridges, clarifying that they will respond to requests to inspect private and government buildings. Architect Kashagar Toghyani, officer-in-charge of the Office City Building Official (OCBO) of Davao City, urged private building owners to promptly engage professional engineers to assess structural integrity, especially for buildings housing more than 10 individuals. He emphasized the necessity of fire inspections and transparency with building occupants to ensure their safety. The recent earthquakes did not affect government buildings in the Davao Region, and DPWH is committed to conducting thorough assessments and ensuring the safety of buildings and their occupants in the aftermath of the quake......»»

Category: newsSource:  sunstarRelated NewsJan 26th, 2024

Destruction of Gaza in numbers: ‘Unlike anything we have studied’

As well as killing more than 34,000 people and causing catastrophic levels of hunger and injury, the seven-month war between Israel and Hamas has also caused massive material destruction in Gaza. “The rate of damage being registered is unlike anything we have studied before. It is much faster and more extensive than anything we have.....»»

Category: newsSource:  inquirerRelated NewsMay 8th, 2024

Palestinians brace for Rafah evacuation, Israeli assault plan

More than a million people driven southwards by more than four months of Israeli bombing of Gaza are packed into Rafah and surrounding areas on the coastal enclave's border with Egypt.....»»

Category: newsSource:  rapplerRelated NewsFeb 10th, 2024

Iraqis display full might vs Philippines XI

Iraq rained goals on host Philippines in a 5-0 shutout that pushed the Filipinos to the brink in the FIFA World Cup Qualifiers Tuesday at the packed Rizal Memorial Stadium......»»

Category: sportsSource:  philstarRelated NewsMar 28th, 2024

Phl booters eye revenge vs Iraqis

After a close loss to Iraq in Basra, embattled Philippines aims to see its upset plans through on familiar grounds when it faces the Asian power again tonight in the FIFA World Cup Qualifiers at the Rizal Memorial Stadium......»»

Category: sportsSource:  philstarRelated NewsMar 25th, 2024

Pinoy booters bow to Iraqis

New-look Philippines put up its best effort against powerhouse home team Iraq but ended up empty-handed in a 0-1 defeat in the FIFA World Cup Qualifiers Thursday night in front of a 63,750-strong crowd at the Basra International Stadium......»»

Category: sportsSource:  philstarRelated NewsMar 22nd, 2024