Moderate quake strikes Mindanao

Sun, 16 Aug 2020 11:24:00 +0200bernama (en)

KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 16 -- A moderate earthquake with a magnitude of 5.5 on the Richter scale occurred at 3.22 pm today in Mindanao, the Philippines , according to the Malaysian Meteorological Department. It said in a statement the location of the earthquake was 123 km southwest of Cotabato City in the Philippines.

Professor Bar-On wins Yigal Alon prize for pioneering excellence

Thu, 13 Aug 2020 11:58:00 +0200israelnationalnews (en)

Professor Elhanan Bar-On, the director of the Center for Disaster Medicine & Humanitarian Response at Sheba Medical Center, has won the Yigal Alon Prize for pioneering excellence. As a Lt. Colonel in the IDF Medical Corps Reserves, Prof. Bar-On participated in numerous IDF humanitarian aid missions.

Magnitude 5.5 quake hits off Sabtang, Batanes

Thu, 13 Aug 2020 04:44:00 +0200inquirer (en)

MANILA, Philippines — A 5.5 magnitude earthquake struck off Sabtang Island, Batanes on Thursday morning, according to the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology. There were no immediate reports of damage or injury from the quake, which occurred at 6:32 a.m.

5.5-magnitude earthquake rattles northern Philippines

Thu, 13 Aug 2020 02:42:00 +0200xinhuanet_en (en)

MANILA, Aug. 13 (Xinhua) -- An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 5.5 shook Batanes province in the northern Philippines on Thursday, the Philippine Institute of Seismology and Volcanology (Phivolcs) said. The institute said the quake, which struck at 6:32 a.m.

5.5-magnitude earthquake rattles northern Philippines

Thu, 13 Aug 2020 02:31:00 +0200china.org.cn (en)

MANILA, Aug. 13 (Xinhua) -- An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 5.5 shook Batanes province in the northern Philippines on Thursday, the Philippine Institute of Seismology and Volcanology (Phivolcs) said. The institute said the quake, which struck at 6:32 a.m.

Philippines: NHA-8 provides housing needs for former rebels, disaster victims and uniformed men in EV

Wed, 12 Aug 2020 03:37:00 +0200reliefWeb (en)

By Gemma T. Tabao. TACLOABN CITY, August 11 (PIA) -- The National Housing Authority (NHA), as mandated, has assisted the housing needs of the former rebels, disaster victims and men in uniform in the Eastern Visayas region. This was learned from NHA District Manager Marilyn Lauzon, during the....