NDRRMC supports creation of new disaster management department

Tue, 28 Jul 2020 09:28:00 +0200mb-com-ph (en)

The National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (NDRRMC) expressed openness to President Duterte’s call for the establishment of a new department that will focus on disaster management. NDRRMC spokesperson Mark Timbal said on Monday they are willing to work with Congress for the passage....

Magnitude 5.8 earthquake rattles southern Philippines

Tue, 28 Jul 2020 07:28:00 +0200manilametro (en)

MANILA, July 28 (Xinhua) -- An earthquake with a magnitude of 5.8 shook Surigao del Sur province in the southern Philippines before dawn on Tuesday, the Philippine Institute of Seismology and Volcanology (Phivolcs) said. The institute said the quake, which occurred at 1:32 a.m.

Phivolcs reports 3 mild tremors after 5.8-magnitude quake in Surigao del Sur

Tue, 28 Jul 2020 03:40:00 +0200mb-com-ph (en)

BUTUAN CITY – After a powerful 5-8 magnitude earthquake struck Surigao del Sur province early Tuesday morning, three successive mild tremors were registered in the same town later in the day. In its bulletin, Philippines Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) said a 3.5-magnitude temblor was registered at 4:53 a.

Magnitude 5.8 earthquake rattles southern Philippines

Tue, 28 Jul 2020 03:23:00 +0200xinhuanet_en (en)

MANILA, July 28 (Xinhua) -- An earthquake with a magnitude of 5.8 shook Surigao del Sur province in the southern Philippines before dawn on Tuesday, the Philippine Institute of Seismology and Volcanology (Phivolcs) said. The institute said the quake, which occurred at 1:32 a.m.

Magnitude 5.8 earthquake rattles southern Philippines

Tue, 28 Jul 2020 02:56:00 +0200nampa (en)

. Contributed by NAMPA / Xinhua. MANILA, July 28 (Xinhua) -- An earthquake with a magnitude of 5.8 shook Surigao del Sur province in the southern Philippines before dawn on Tuesday, the Philippine Institute of Seismology and Volcanology (Phivolcs) said. The institute said the quake, which occurred at 1:32 a.

Tohoku disaster funds spent for wining, dining company execs July 27, 2020 Subcontractors hired to rebuild the disaster-stricken Tohoku region created slush funds with taxpayer money to wine and dine and give cash to senior officials of four major construction companies, The Asahi

Mon, 27 Jul 2020 12:47:00 +0200ajw (en)

Subcontractors hired to rebuild the disaster-stricken Tohoku region created slush funds with taxpayer money to wine and dine and give cash to senior officials of four major construction companies, The Asahi Shimbun has learned. The combined sum of the slush funds reached at least 160 million yen ($1.

MIL-OSI Asia-Pac: World News in Brief: July 27

Mon, 27 Jul 2020 11:58:00 +0200foreignaffairs-nz (en)

* Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte on Monday said his government’s intervention policy after the country’s first domestic transmissions of the coronavirus in March prevented as many as 1.3 million to 3.5 million infections. Speaking during his annual address to the nation, Duterte said the....

5.5-magnitude earthquake rattles southern Philippines

Sun, 26 Jul 2020 15:35:00 +0200dailytrust (en)

An offshore earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 5.5 shook Davao Oriental province in the southern Philippines before noon on Sunday, the Philippine Institute of Seismology and Volcanology (Phivolcs) said. The institute said the quake, which struck at 11.12 a.m. local time, hit at a depth of 101 km, about 96 km southeast of Manay town.

1st LD Writethru: 5.5-magnitude earthquake rattles southern Philippines

Sun, 26 Jul 2020 10:01:00 +0200manilametro (en)

MANILA, July 26 (Xinhua) -- An offshore earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 5.5 shook Davao Oriental province in the southern Philippines before noon on Sunday, the Philippine Institute of Seismology and Volcanology (Phivolcs) said. The institute said the quake, which struck at 11:12 a.m.

5.5-magnitude earthquake rattles southern Philippines

Sun, 26 Jul 2020 09:24:00 +0200peopledaily (en)

An offshore earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 5.5 shook Davao Oriental province in the southern Philippines before noon on Sunday, the Philippine Institute of Seismology and Volcanology (Phivolcs) said. The institute said the quake, which struck at 11:12 a.m. local time, hit at a depth of 101 km, about 96 km southeast of Manay town.

5.5-magnitude earthquake rattles southern Philippines

Sun, 26 Jul 2020 09:10:00 +0200bssnews (en)

MANILA, July 26 (BSS/Xinhua)- An offshore earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 5.5 shook Davao Oriental province in the southern Philippines before noon on Sunday, the Philippine Institute of Seismology and Volcanology (Phivolcs) said. The institute said the quake, which struck at 11:12 a.m.

Un séisme de magnitude 5,5 frappe le sud des Philippines

Sun, 26 Jul 2020 08:14:00 +0200french.china.org.cn (fr)

Un tremblement de terre d'une magnitude 5,5 degrés sur l'échelle de Richter a secoué dimanche avant midi la province philippine du Davao oriental (sud), selon l'Institut philippin de séismologie et de volcanologie (Phivolcs). Le Phivolcs a déclaré que le séisme, survenu à 11H12 heure locale (03H12....

1st LD Writethru: 5.5-magnitude earthquake rattles southern Philippines

Sun, 26 Jul 2020 06:51:00 +0200china.org.cn (en)

MANILA, July 26 (Xinhua) -- An offshore earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 5.5 shook Davao Oriental province in the southern Philippines before noon on Sunday, the Philippine Institute of Seismology and Volcanology (Phivolcs) said. The institute said the quake, which struck at 11:12 a.m.

5.5-magnitude earthquake rattles southern Philippines

Sun, 26 Jul 2020 06:32:00 +0200xinhuanet_en (en)

MANILA, July 26 (Xinhua) -- An offshore earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 5.5 shook Davao Oriental province in the southern Philippines before noon on Sunday, the Philippine Institute of Seismology and Volcanology (Phivolcs) said. The institute said the quake, which struck at 11:12 a.m.

Magnitude 5.5 earthquake jolts Davao Oriental

Sun, 26 Jul 2020 06:16:00 +0200inquirer (en)

MANILA, Philippines — A magnitude 5.5 earthquake struck Davao Oriental Sunday, the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) said. In its latest bulletin, Phivolcs said the temblor hit 96 kilometers (km) southeast of the municipality of Manay at 11:12 a.m. The quake of tectonic origin had a depth of 101 km.