Tropical Depression Paeng (PAGASA FACEBOOK PAGE)
Tropical depression Paeng has slightly intensified while moving over the Philippine Sea, prompting the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) to raise Tropical Cyclone Wind Signal over parts of Samar Is
QUAKE. A map showing the epicenter of a magnitude 5.1 earthquake in Eastern Samar on Tuesday (Aug. 2, 2022). The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) has allayed public fear of regular movements of fault lines in Eastern Visayas, saying this phenomenon prevents future strong ground shakings.(Image grabbed from Phivolcs' website) TACLOBAN CITY - The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) has allayed public fear of regular movements of fault lines in Eastern Visayas, saying the phenomenon prevents future strong ground shakings. Faults in Eastern Visayas are active and have been moving at least monthly, according to Myra Dolina, Philvocs Leyte science research analyst, in a phone interview Tuesday. "This is normal since the fault line is active. It's good that we feel the minor ground shaking since the fault line releases its energy. We are worried if there's no seismic events in the region for a month," Dolina told the
TACLOBAN CITY – Local officials in Samar are outraged by the brutal murder of a high school teacher and her fiancé this week. Samar Rep.-elect Stephen James Tan vehemently condemned the killing of Jade Bestudio and Roan Jeallen Lamparas last Monday by still unidentified men in Calbayog City. "I sh
TACLOBAN CITY – A 23-year-old teacher was allegedly raped and killed and her fiancé was found dead in Calbayog City Tuesday, June 14.
Roan Jeallen Lamparas was found on the grassy portion of the diversion road in Barangay Bagacay around 8 p.m. She is believed to have been raped before she was kil
TACLOBAN CITY – Three city councilors from the Liberal Party (LP) and one barangay chairman in Calbayog City resigned from their posts before the end of their terms on June 30. This was confirmed by Department of Interior and Local Government (DILG) Samar Director Judy Batulan. A report identified