Security guards save lives during Taal Eruption, awarded Batangueñong Magiting

Credit to Author: The Manila Times| Date: Fri, 31 Jan 2020 18:49:03 +0000

“Dapat maging magiting dahil buhay ng tao ang kailangan isalba (We have to be courageous because lives are at stake).” With one simple sentence, Security Guard Ronald Ocampo described the importance of being “magiting” during challenging times. Last January 12, Ocampo together with Security Guard Arjay Geñorga, saved the lives of more than 30 individuals […]

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DOLE JOINS NGAS IN TAAL ERUPTION SITUATION BRIEFING

Credit to Author: The Manila Times| Date: Fri, 31 Jan 2020 03:35:58 +0000

Labor Secretary Silvestre Bello 3rd, together with other concerned cabinet members, joins President Rodrigo Roa Duterte in checking the condition and needs of the affected residents during a situation briefing at the Batangas Provincial Sports Complex on Jan. 14, 2020. PHOTO BY DODONG ECHAVEZ, IPS

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Low-frequency quakes still monitored around Taal volcano — Phivolcs

Credit to Author: MARK CRUZET| Date: Wed, 29 Jan 2020 03:02:15 +0000

THE Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (PHIVOLCS) said on Wednesday that low-frequency earthquakes were still being felt in the area of Taal Volcano. In its 8 a.m. bulletin, Phivolcs said that the Philippine Seismic Network recorded three volcanic quakes from Magnitude 1.7 to 2.1  between Tuesday and Wednesday. “These earthquakes signify magmatic activity beneath […]

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4.1 earthquake hits Batangas town near restive Taal

Credit to Author: The Manila Times| Date: Sun, 12 Jan 2020 23:20:22 +0000

ANOTHER magnitude 4.1 volcanic earthquake struck Agoncillo, Batangas on early Monday, the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) said. Phivolcs located the epicenter of the 6:35 a.m tremor at 6 kilometers northwest of Agoncillo town. It had a depth of 8 kilometers from the surface. Intensity 3, categorized as intrumental intensity, was felt in […]

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Taal Volcano ashfall reaches Metro Manila, may extend to Central Luzon — Pagasa

Credit to Author: The Manila Times| Date: Sun, 12 Jan 2020 12:40:29 +0000

ASHFALL from the phreatic explosion of Taal Volcano in Batangas on Sunday has reached Metro Manila and could possibly spread to Central Luzon, a weather specialist from the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (Pagasa) said. The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) has raised Alert Level 3 over Taal and residents in […]

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NCAA postpones volleyball games on Monday

Credit to Author: The Manila Times| Date: Sun, 12 Jan 2020 13:19:31 +0000

THE National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) postponed the volleyball games scheduled on Monday (January 13) as local government units in Metro Manila suspended classes due to the ash fall caused by a restive Taal Volcano. READ: Taal’s ‘imminent hazardous eruption’ expected in ‘hours or days’ — Phivolcs “Due to cancellation of classes by some LGUs […]

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