Regional military commander Lt. Gen. Corleto Vinluan said at least five soldiers and four civilians were killed in the first attack when a bomb attached to a motorcycle exploded at noon near two parked army trucks in front of a grocery and a computer shop in Jolo town in Sulu province.
The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) said on Monday that it was monitoring Mount Kanlaon in Negros Occidental province after it recorded over 130 earthquakes since Sunday.
The Philippines will allow international flight arrivals at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) here for a month from May 11 onwards, aviation authorities said on Saturday.
Bubbling Carbon Dioxide in high concentration discovered by Texas University professor on the floor of a Philippines ocean in Verde Island Passage.
After a cleanup and a shift of ash-laden winds away from Manila, officials partially reopened the main airport and allowed planes to take off. President Rodrigo Duterte’s aircraft was able to land in Manila on Monday from his hometown of Davao, his spokesman said, adding he saw the extent of the disaster from the plane.
Red-hot lava gushed out of a Philippine volcano Monday after a sudden eruption of ash and steam that forced villagers to flee and shut down Manila’s international airport, offices and schools. There were no immediate reports of casualties or major damage from Taal volcano’s eruption south of the capital that began Sunday.
The volcano, named 'Taal' is located in Batangas province South of Philippine capital Manila. Such was force of the eruption, that steam, ash and rocks were hurled 10 to 15 kilometeres into the air.
The earthquakes left 22 dead, two missing and more than 400 injured, reports Efe news. Some 24,000 of those displaced have been housed in evacuation centre in the most severely affected provinces, especially Cotabato and Davao Sur
The temblor was at a depth of 7 km, and its epicentre was situated around 60 km from Davao, the biggest city in Mindanao and the third biggest in the Philippines, where the intensity of the quake was very strong, Philvocs said
"India and Philippines strongly condemn terrorism and commit to continue their cooperation in fighting this global menace! Defence and Maritime security emerge as a new focus area!" Ministry of External Affairs spokesperson Raveesh Kumar said in a tweet on Saturday.
The tremor was recorded at a depth of 14 km.
A 5.2-magnitude earthquake hit Philippines on Friday. Tremors were also felt in Manila. The earthquake struck 17 km east of Carlagan in the Quezon province this afternoon.
Five people were killed as an earthquake measuring 5.4 on the Richter Scale hit Philippines on Saturday. Several other people were also reported injured due to the tremors. The local authorities reported that several buildings, including a historic church, have also been damaged due to the earthquake.
Sixty foreign nationals were detained and face deportation after police searches in Greater Noida found them staying in the country without valid travel documents, officials said.
Philippines is often rocked by massive earthquakes which sometimes also results in tsunami warnings. It is on the so-called ‘Pacific Ring of Fire’, an arc of fault lines circling the Pacific Basin which are prone to frequent and large earthquakes. Volcanic eruptions also occur frequently in the region.
A rooftop swimming pool built on the 53rd floor of the building in Pampanga province too shook by the earthquake. The water cascaded from the pool and it visually turned into a waterfall.
Troops in armored carriers sealed off the main road leading to the church while vehicles transported the dead and wounded to the town hospital.
The Catholic Bishops' Conference of the Philippines (CBCP) refused to comment.
Efforts to locate 40 others still missing in the Naga City landslide that buried some 30 houses are still being made by the rescuers.
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