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The seismological arm of PAGASA was officially transferred to PHIVOLC [9] on September 17, 1984 through Executive Order No. 984, renaming the institute as the Philippines Institute of Volcanology and Seismology or PHIVOLCS. [10] The NSTA, the umbrella department for PHIVOLCS and PAGASA, became the Department of Science and Technology (DOST) in ...
The Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (Filipino: Pangasiwaan ng Pilipinas sa Serbisyong Atmosperiko, Heopisiko at Astronomiko, [4] abbreviated as PAGASA, which means "hope" as in the Tagalog word pag-asa) is the National Meteorological and Hydrological Services (NMHS) agency of the Philippines mandated to provide protection against natural calamities ...
[10] 1937 August 20 Luzon 7.5 VIII 1 dead, 200 injured [10] 1948 January 25 01:46 Panay, Iloilo City, Antique 7.8 X 72 dead 1948 Lady Caycay earthquake [10] 1954 July 2 10:45 Sorsogon, Bacon, Legaspi 6.8 IX 13 dead, 101 injured [10] 1955 April 1 02:17 Lanao, Ozamiz, Cotabato 7.6 VIII 400 dead 1955 Lanao earthquake [10] [13] 1968 August 2 04:19
Between 11:39 pm on January 13, 2020, and 5:50 am the following day, PHIVOLCS reported a total of 44 earthquakes in the towns of Calaca, Laurel, Lemery, Mataasnakahoy, San Luis, Taal and Talisay in Batangas, and Alfonso in Cavite; among the strongest were a magnitude M w 3.6 in Taal, which was felt at an Intensity III in Tagaytay, [51] and a ...
In Albay, a total of 2,200 locals perished in what is considered to be the most lethal eruption in Mayon's history; estimates by PHIVOLCS list the casualties at about 1,200, however. The eruption is believed to have contributed to the accumulation of atmospheric ash, [ citation needed ] capped by the catastrophic eruption of Mount Tambora in ...
The Provincial Government of South Cotabato, Sarangani and the City of General Santos was one of the first to initiate to help the citizens with blankets, trapal, food and water near the epicenter of the earthquake swarm, most especially in the Municipalities of Makilala, Tulunan, M'lang and City of Kidapawan. [50]
GMA Regional TV was launched on July 27, 2019, on GMA News TV as GMA Regional TV Weekend News the first delivered English language across the provinces into national newscast, with the sole launching afternoon newscasts and started from Balitang Bisdak of GMA Cebu (Central and Eastern Visayas) with Lou Anne Mae Rondina (Main Anchor), Alan Domingo and Cecille Quibod-Castro (Co-Anchor).
The Department of Public Works and Highways Leyte Fourth Engineering District announced on July 10, 2017, that they estimate that at least ₱271 million of damage was caused by the earthquake. The local agency said that the city of Ormoc, and nearby town Kananga sustained the heaviest damage. [8]