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Situation Report: TD “Egay”

21 June 2011 Situation Overview On June 17, 2011, a low pressure area east of Mindanao developed into a tropical depression and was given the name “Egay. ” The disturbance moved in northwest direction and exited the country on June 20. Public storm warning signals were raised over some provinces …

Fishkill damage reaches P190 million

07 June 2011 The damage brought by massive fishkill incidents in Regions I and IV-A reached an estimated value of P190.710 million. According to NDRRMC, 374 units of fish cages were affected in the province of Batangas, in which the government has placed an estimated value of P150 million-worth of …

Preparing for La Niña Year and the Big One

Last March 29, CNDR conducted an event titled “Preparing for La Niña Year and the Big One: A Forum on Understanding Natural Hazards and the Government’s Disaster Preparedness Initiatives” held at SGV Caseroom in Asian Institute of Management. A total of 134 representatives from 64 companies attended the said forum. …

3 quakes rock parts of Luzon

Philippine Daily Inquirer First Posted 08:47:00 04/10/201 MANILA, Philippines—Three separate earthquakes rocked various parts of Luzon on Saturday, the strongest one a magnitude-5.4 tremor that had its epicenter off Lubang, Occidental Mindoro, according to the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs). The quake which struck at 2:29 a.m. was …

Taal in restive state —Phivolcs

By Leila B. Salaverria Philippine Daily Inquirer First Posted 13:27:00 04/09/2011 Filed Under: Volcanic activity MANILA, Philippines—(UPDATE) Taal Volcano is getting restive and an eruption, while not imminent, is a possibility, the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology warned Saturday. Phivolcs raised the alert status over Taal Volcano to Level …