MANILA, Philippines — A magnitude-4.1 earthquake struck the waters of Divilacan, Isabela, on Wednesday evening, the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) said. It was recorded at 6:06 p.m. some 34 kilometers (km) northeast of Divilacan. The shallow tremor had a depth of focus of one kilometer and was tectonic in origin. It was
MANILA, Philippines — A short-lived phreatic event was observed in the Taal Volcano main crater on Wednesday afternoon, the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) said. “A short-lived phreatic event in the Taal Main Crater was recorded by the Main Crater Observation Station (VTMC) at 01:45 PM (local time), 15 May 2024,” it said
MANILA, Philippines — Parts of northern Luzon may experience rainy weather brought by a shear line, the state weather bureau said on Tuesday. According to the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (Pagasa), rain may ensue in the regions of Cagayan Valley, Cordillera Administrative Region, and Aurora. READ: Things to do when living in
DAVAO CITY, Philippines — Residents of Marawi City displaced by the five-month war between government forces and Islamic State-linked militants in 2017 trooped to the conflict’s “ground zero” in the city on Monday to protest what they claimed as an “unjust valuation” of their properties destroyed during the siege. Drieza Lininding, chair of the Moro
BAGUIO CITY, Philippines — Although the El Niño weather phenomenon still persists, a week of thunderstorms dumped rain in this city and other parts of the Cordillera, triggering incidents of soil erosion and inducing lightning that killed two soldiers who were out on patrol on Sunday. The Office of Civil Defense (OCD) has been issuing
COTABATO CITY, BARMM, Philippines — At past 1 p.m. on Tuesday, amid the gathering of 80 members of parliament of the Bangsamoro Transition Authority (BTA), Sheikh Muslim Guiamaden beat the gong to signify the official start of the interim body’s third regular session. A day earlier, in a special session by the BTA on Monday
