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Why is Taiwan so exposed to earthquakes and so well prepared to withstand them?
TAIPEI, Taiwan — Taiwan was struck Wednesday, April 3, 2024, by its most powerful earthquake in a quarter of a century. At least nine people were killed and hundreds injured, buildings and highways damaged and dozens of workers at quarries stranded. READ MORE: Taiwan earthquake: Live updates Taiwan is no stranger to powerful earthquakes yet their.....»»
9 dead, 50 missing in Taiwan’s strongest earthquake in 25 years
TAIPEI — Taiwan’s biggest earthquake in at least 25 years killed nine people on Wednesday, injuring more than 800, while 50 went missing en route to a national park, authorities said, as rescuers used ladders to bring others to safety. Television broadcast images of buildings tilted at precarious angles in the mountainous, sparsely populated eastern.....»»
Tsunami warning cancelled after Taiwan earthquake
The tsunami warning issued for several coastal provinces in the Philippines has been cancelled following a strong earthquake that struck Taiwan on Wednesday......»»
Thousands join Porac town earthquake drill
Thousands join Porac town earthquake drill.....»»
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......»»
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. .....»»
Policewoman, soldier-boyfriend busted in illegal firearms sale in Cotabato
A policewoman and her boyfriend, who is an Army corporal, both landed in jail after selling firearms to non-uniformed police agents in an entrapment operation in Pigcawayan town in Cotabato province on Saturday afternoon......»»
3 stolen motorcycles used by terrorists recovered in Cotabato town
The police and military together impounded in a joint operation on Friday three stolen motorcycles that local terrorists had reportedly used in transporting home-made bombs from one area to another and in distributing shabu to contacts in different towns in Cotabato province......»»
Probe continues to determine fault in Cotabato van-truck collision
Investigators are still trying to establish who between two drivers was at fault in Monday’s collision of a van and a dump truck that both burst into flames in an accident in Antipas, Cotabato that resulted in the death of 17 individuals......»»
17 killed as truck loaded with sand collides with passenger van
COTABATO CITY (MindaNews /25 March) – Seventeen persons were killed when a truck loaded with sand collided with a passenger van in Antipas, North Cotabato Monday noon. Captain Godofredo Tupas, Chief of Police of Antipas town said the collision happened along a curve at the boundary of Barangay Greenhills and Lohong at 12:48 p.m. The van […].....»»
Authorities verifying 13 dead in North Cotabato road mishap
Authorities are still verifying the 13 fatalities in a vehicular accident involving a passenger van that collided with a dump truck along the National Highway in Barangay Luhong, Antipas, around 12:15 p.m. in North Cotabato on March 25, 2024......»»
BARMM stakeholders elated over new direct Zamboanga-Cotabato bus route
Stakeholders were elated over the launch of a pioneering Zamboanga-Cotabato route last Friday......»»
2 Quran readers killed in Cotabato highway accident
Two male Islamic theology students on their way home from a Ramadhan Quran reading activity died instantly when their motorcycle hit the rear of an idle dump truck in Barangay Takepan in Pikit, Cotabato at almost midnight Thursday......»»
College student murdered in Cotabato City
A working student was shot dead by a lone gunman while on his way home from the Iglesia Ni Cristo church in Cotabato City on Sunday morning......»»
South Cotabato, Sultan Kudarat, Maguindanao Sur stakeholders ink pledge to protect Marbel Buluan Watershed
KORONADAL CITY (MindaNews / 6 March)– After seven years, various stakeholders from the public and private sectors formalized their commitment Wednesday for the protection and preservation of the Marbel Buluan Watershed, a vital biodiversity area spanning 121,000 hectares in the provinces of South Cotabato, Sultan Kudarat and Maguindanao del Sur. Catholic Church leaders expressed their […].....»»
P500K reward offered for arrest Cotabato City disaster unit chief s killers
The mayor here has offered a P500,000 reward for any information leading to the arrest of the killers of the operations chief of the Cotabato City Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Office, who died in an ambush along a busy thoroughfare here last week......»»
Creation of new 8 BARMM towns in Cotabato province set
All is set for the April 13 plebiscite for the creation of eight Bangsamoro municipalities to cover 63 barangays in Cotabato province as part of efforts to transform component farming and fishery sites as new destinations for investors......»»
Cotabato City sizzling at 44 Celsius
Cotabato City is expected to continue to sizzle at 44 degrees Celsius tomorrow after it recorded a heat index of 42 degrees yesterday......»»
Cotabato City LGU disaster response official dies in ambush
Gunmen killed the operations chief of the Cotabato City Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Office in an ambush here on Friday night, an incident that saddened the personnel of different government and private volunteer emergency response contingents he was closely associated with......»»
Motorcycle drag racer, tricycle passenger die in Cotabato accident
Authorities are working to address the persistent issue of daily motorcycle drag races in Libungan town, Cotabato province, where a motorist and a tricycle passenger were killed in an accident during daytime last Saturday......»»