Magnitude 6.8 quake strikes off Sarangani
MANILA, Philippines — A magnitude 6.8 earthquake struck off the coast of Sarangani at around 4:14 p.m. yesterday.
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LTFRB summons Victory Liner over bus shooting
MANILA, Philippines — The Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board (LTFRB) has summoned Victory Liner Inc. over the fatal shooting of two bus passengers in Nueva Ecija early this week.
Magnitude 6.9 earthquake strikes Mindanao, Philippines region: GFZ
MANILA: A magnitude 6.7 earthquake rattled the southern Philippine region of Mindanao on Friday, the German Research Center for Geosciences (GFZ) said, and while there were no immediate reports of casualties, authorities warned of damage.The quake struck off the shore of Mindanao, near General Santos City at a depth of 60 km (37.3 miles), GFZ said. The German agency earlier reported the magnitude at 6.9.The Philippine seismology agency PHIVOLCS and the Pacific Tsunamic Warning Center said a tsunami was not expected.
Tremor damages buildings in General Santos City
KORONADAL CITY — Several buildings in General Santos City were damaged by a powerful tremor at past 4 p.m. Friday.
Magnitude 7.2 quake jolts Davao Occidental; aftershocks expected
MANILA, Philippines — A magnitude 7.2 earthquake shook Davao Occidental at 4:14 p.m. on Friday, the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology said.
Stevenson outpoints De Los Santos to win WBC lightweight crown
LAS VEGAS – Undefeated American fighter Shakur Stevenson labored to a unanimous-decision victory over Edwin De Los Santos of the Dominican Republic to claim the vacant WBC world lightweight crown on Thursday (Friday Manila time).
SCS confers first-ever Career Scientist 5 rank
THE Scientific Career System (SCS) conferred to Mudjekeewis Dalisay Santos of the National Fisheries Research and Development Institute (NFRDI) the rank of Career Scientist 5, the first in the Philippines.
Leila de Lima, free at last
Definitely, the most important news this past week was the release on bail of former Sen. Leila de Lima. She has been incarcerated for almost seven years, mostly during the term of Rodrigo Duterte. It is not surprising that she has been released under the new President.