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This photo taken by Taiwan’s Central News Agency (CNA) on April 3, 2024 shows emergency workers assisting a survivor after he was rescued from a damaged building in New Taipei City, after a major earthquake hit Taiwan’s east. A major 7.4-magnitude earthquake hit Taiwan’s east on Wednesday morning, prompting tsunami …

Upon further evaluation, the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) canceled the tsunami warning it issued Wednesday morning when a 7.4-magnitude tremor jolted Hualien County in Taiwan. “Based on available data of our sea level monitoring stations facing the epicentral area, no significant sea level disturbances have been recorded …

Courtesy: Google Maps The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) warned of high tsunami waves reaching the coastal areas of the country Wednesday morning, after a magnitude-7.5 earthquake hit Taiwan. “Based on tsunami wave models and early tide gauge records of the tsunami in the Pacific Tsunami Warning Center, …

Map of Taiwan. – AFP / AFP MANILA, April 3, 2024 (AFP) – The Philippines warned of “high tsunami waves” and called for the evacuation of coastal areas in the country’s north on Wednesday, lowering an earlier warning after a major quake struck neighbouring Taiwan. “The people in the coastal …

Photo from Senator Joel Villanueva’s Official FB page Senator Joel Villanueva on Monday filed a resolution strongly condemning China’s unprovoked acts of aggression, continued harassment, and illegal actions in the West Philippine Sea. In Senate Resolution No. 980, Villanueva said China’s actions violate the 2016 Permanent Court of Arbitration ruling …

File photo. Former Philippine President Rodrigo Roa Duterte (left) with Chinese President Xi Jinping President Marcos can rescind the so-called “gentleman’s agreement” that his predecessor entered into with China which bars the Philippines from sending repair materials to the BRP Sierra Madre in the Ayungin Shoal, retired Supreme Court Justice …

A group of homeowners at Multinational Village in Parañaque City is appealing to national security authorities to conduct a serious background inquiry into the throng of draft-age male Chinese nationals currently residing in their neighborhood. The residents echoed concerns aired by some lawmakers and defense officials on the possible presence …

President: Body to confront challenges to territorial integrity President Marcos reorganized the central inter-agency body tasked to provide a strategic approach in addressing territorial disputes in the West Philippine Sea in a bid to strengthen maritime security and domain awareness. The President, through Executive Order No. 57, reorganized the National …

Lawmakers on Sunday questioned the recent Pulse Asia survey on Charter amendments, raising concerns over the use of biased and unrelated or leading questions that may have influenced the results. “Why include questions that people don’t want and are not related to the ongoing process in Congress? Is this black …

Police Lt. Gen. Emmanuel Peralta (Courtesy: Philippine National Police) Police Lt. Gen. Emmanuel Peralta has been designated as the Philippine National Police (PNP) officer-in-charge as PNP chief Gen. Benjamin Acorda ended his term this weekend. A memorandum from the Office of the President, signed by Executive Secretary Lucas Bersamin, issued …