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Magnitude 3.4 earthquake jolts Quezon island town
A magnitude 3.4 earthquake jolted the island town of Panukulan in Quezon province on Thursday, Feb. 6. The Philippine ...
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Level of disaster preparedness improving
THE Office of Civil Defense (OCD) has acknowledged improvements in the level of disaster preparedness among Filipinos but ...
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More work needed amid improvement in PH disaster preparedness
Filipinos have improved in disaster preparedness especially in the use of hazard assessment tools but more needs to be done ...
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OCD, Canada train on search and rescue operations
The Office of Civil Defense (OCD) said Wednesday, Feb. 5, that its personnel conducted a five-day training exchange with ...
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Phivolcs makes available hazard sourcebooks written in Hiligaynon
ILOILO CITY – Sourcebooks on earthquake and volcanic hazards written in Hiligaynon developed through the DANAS (Disaster ...
Research identifies migration, housing quality as risk factors in earthquake deaths
The vast majority of earthquakes strike inside the Ring of Fire, a string of volcanoes and tectonic activity that wraps ...