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Cash-strapped Masbate town pleas for help after quake
By John Clifford Lintao CATAINGAN local government unit in Masbate province could not possibly help local folks over the sad plight they had after being hit by a strong earthquake – even if they wanted to. According to Cataingan Mayor Felipe Cabataña, the town has no funds to aid the victims of Tuesday’s magnitude-6.6 earthquake…
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Strong quake jolts Masbate
By John Clifford Lintao A STRONG earthquake with a magnitude of 6.6 hit Cataingan, Masbate on Tuesday morning, said the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (PHIVOLCS). The earthquake, which was initially recorded as magnitude 6.5 at around 8:03 AM, had an epicenter located at 11.98°N, 123.98°E – 005 km S 17° W of Cataingan.…
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5.5 magnitude quake shakes Batanes
FOR several weeks, the southern part of the archipelago was seen shaking on a regular weekly interval. Today, August 13, the northernmost tip of the country experienced shuddering of the ground as a magnitude 5.5 earthquake hit Sabtang in Batanes province at 6:32 a.m., according to the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (PHIVOLCS). Nobody…