A six-year ban has done wonders for the 129-hectare Colorada Point Marine Protected Area in Aroroy town as corals are thriving and the fish are back with sea turtles, lobsters, giant clams and other creatures
The tally of aftershocks following the 6.0-magnitude Masbate quake has already hit 542, said the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) on Saturday afternoon, Feb. 18.
An earthquake with a magnitude of 6 is categorized by Filipino state seismologists as “very strong.” In it
ON ALERT. Personnel of the Office of Civil Defense in Bicol (OCD-5) and Disaster Risk Reduction Management (DRRM) Division Head Jessar Adornado (standing) are shown monitoring the effects of the magnitude 6 earthquake in Batuan, Masbate early Thursday (Feb. 16, 2023). The quake was tectonic in origin and had a depth of 10 kilometers. (Photo from OCD-5's FB page) LEGAZPI CITY - The Office of Civil Defense in Bicol (OCD-5) and local disaster risk reduction management offices (DRRMOs) in Masbate province are currently assessing and monitoring the situation following the magnitude 6.0 earthquake that rocked Batuan town in Masbate Thursday morning. In an interview, OCD-5 DRRM Division Head Jessar Adornado said no casualty was reported to the Regional Emergency Operation Center. "Upon coordination with the provincial DRRMO Masbate and Batuan DRRMO, damages reported were falling debris from the ceiling at Magallanes Coliseum in Masbate City and cracks in other buildings. Currently, t
A 6.0-magnitude earthquake struck off the coast of Masbate province yesterday morning, sending people out of their homes, prompting dozens of patients to be evacuated from a hospital and causing minor damage to a government coliseum and business establishments.
DAR Bicol Officer-in-Charge Regional Director Rodrigo Realubit (PNA file photo) LEGAZPI CITY -A total of 97 agrarian reform beneficiaries (ARBs) in Masbate province, under the Support to Parcelization of Lands for Individual Titling (SPLIT) project, have recently received their electronic land titles(e-titles). In a statement on Friday, DAR Bicol Officer-in-Charge regional head Rodrigo Realubit said e-titles give the farmer-beneficiaries complete control of the land they till. "Land titles distributed to farmer beneficiaries open the door to promising opportunities and brighter hopes for improving their quality of life. On the part of local government units (LGUs), they will also benefit from DAR's land distribution program. Once a farmer has an individual title, he is obligated to file a tax declaration for the land tax payment," Realubit said. Under the SPLIT project, the DAR divides the awarded lands covered by a collective certificate of land ownership award (CCLOA) a