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Earthquake strikes Visayas and Mindanao

mukamo — Mon, 06 Feb 2012 05:10:58 +0000

A magnitude 6.9 #earthquake shook the Visayas region (near Negros-Cebu), which also reached Mindanao at around 11:49AM Monday.

Refer to the map below for the epicenter of the quake, the island of Cebu, in Alegria town.

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The following intensities were felt in the following areas:

Intensity VII – Dumaguete City
Intensity VI – La Carlota City and La Castellana, Negros Occidental
Intensity V – Roxas City; Dao and Ivisan, Capiz; Iloilo City
Intensity IV – San Jose de Buenavista and Pandan Antique; Ayungon, Negros Oriental; Kalibo, Aklan; Sagay, Negros Occidental; Dipolog City
Intensity III – Butuan City, Agusan del Norte; Legaspi City, Albay; Carmen, Cagayan de Oro
Intensity II – Cabid-an, Sorsogon

Phivolcs raised a ~~tsunami alert level 2 in the east coast of Negros and west coast of Cebu~~. Please pray for all our affected kababayans.

Update Tsunami alerts in the Philippines are now canceled after an extended observation period of two hours. The death toll climbed to 7 this afternoon.

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Traffic Update: EDSA NB Magallanes cleared after Suspected Bomb incident

mukamo — Fri, 27 Jan 2012 02:18:56 +0000

The Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) reported that as of 8:25AM, the suspected bomb, a suspicious looking package that was left along EDSA (northbound) Magallanes is cleared.

It was nothing more than a box of kamoteng kahoy or cassava.

Makati police’s Explosives and Ordinance Division operatives rushed to the said area and inspected the package at past 8AM. A bomb-sniffing dog sat near the box, which was an indication of possible explosives.

The incident stalled traffic at the Nichols-South Superhighway area as authorities cordoned off the area.

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Rep. Iggy Arroyo is clinically dead

mukamo — Thu, 26 Jan 2012 08:25:50 +0000

Congressman Iggy Arroyo who claimed ownership of the “Jose Pidal” account, is clinically dead or brain dead and is on life support system.

Photo courtesy of iggyarroyo.net.ph

The life support could be taken out anytime. This is according to his older brother, former First Gentleman Jose Miguel “Mike” Arroyo who clarified his earlier statement that Iggy has already passed away after suffering cardiac arrest last night in London. He has not been pronounced as dead by doctors.

Brain death according to Wikipedia is the irreversible end of all brain activity (including involuntary activity necessary to sustain life).

The Arroyos are expected to issue a statement at the proper time. Iggy Arroyo, the representative of the 5th district of Negros Occidental went to London to seek treatment for a liver ailment.

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NBI Director Magtanggol Gatdula to be replaced

mukamo — Thu, 19 Jan 2012 06:40:12 +0000

National Bureau of Investigation director Magtanggol Gatdula will reportedly be replaced as NBI chief.

This after the Department of Justice (DoJ) found probable cause in filing kidnapping and extortion charges against the NBI officials, Mario Garcia and Jose Cabilla, including Gatdula.

This is connection with the alleged kidnapping of undocumented Japanese Noriyo Ohara by the said NBI agents where Ohara’s foster family revealed that a 6-million ransom was asked.

Ohara flew to the Philippines in 2009 and stayed with the Marzan family who served as his foster family in Bugallon, Pangasinan. NBI agents arrested her for violating immigration laws on Oct. 28, 2011.

Gatdula may be replaced by retired PNP chief Raul Bacalzo Jr., who is also a lawyer.

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UPCAT Results 2012 – List of Passers

mukamo — Wed, 18 Jan 2012 11:37:21 +0000

The results of the 2012 UPCAT or the University of the Philippines College Admission Test that were taken by thousands of high school seniors last August 2011 are out.

You can check the complete list of passers by going to http://upcat.up.edu.ph/results/

This is for incoming freshmen of AY 2012-2013.

Please tweet, like, or share this page. Congratulations to the new Iskolars ng Bayan!

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Cebu Air to put up Pilot School at Clark, Philippines

mukamo — Thu, 12 Jan 2012 01:15:20 +0000

Cebu Air Inc. (CEI) has signed an agreement with the Clark Development Corp. (CDC) for the establishment of a world-class, $50-million pilot school or pilot training academy to train pilots in the Asia-Pacific region.

The 9,147-square-meter aviation academy would be developed in partnership with Canadian Aviation Inc. (CAE), a global leader in modelling, simulation and training for civil aviation and defence. The groundbreaking ceremony will be on January 24, with President Aquino as the special guest.

The training facility will be equipped with the most modern flight-training equipment and will initially have two simulators that will serve Cebu Pacific and offer training services for other airlines.

It is estimated that the Asia region would need at least 72,000 pilots in the next 20 years.

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January 23, 2012 Holiday – Philippines

mukamo — Mon, 09 Jan 2012 04:43:45 +0000

President Noynoy Aquino issued Proclamation 295 making January 23, 2012, which falls on a Monday as a a special non-working holiday (walang pasok).

The said date marks the start of the Chinese New Year and the declaration “is a manifestation of our solidarity with our Chinese-Filipino brethren who have been part of our lives in many respects as a country and as a people” according to the statement released by Malacañang.

It’s going to be long weekend ahead so plan your vacation accordingly.

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No Cellphone signal in Quiapo due to Itim na Nazareno feast

mukamo — Mon, 09 Jan 2012 03:45:25 +0000

(#nazareno2012) Devotees of the Itim na Nazareno will not be able to use their cellphones in Quiapo as the Philippine government has ordered the telecommunications companies (Smart-Sun and Globe) to shut off signals amid terrorist threats.

Cellphones may be used as a triggering device for explosives. President Noynoy Aquino earlier revealed that they have received information about a possible bombing during the procession and they are not taking the threats lightly.

Meanwhile, Philippine National Police (PNP) chief Nicanor Bartolome said that they have deployed 8,000 police personnel for the Black Nazarene 2012.

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25 dead, 15 injured, 100 missing in Compostela Valley landslide

mukamo — Thu, 05 Jan 2012 03:47:22 +0000

A landslide that occurred at 3:45AM Thursday left 25 people dead, 15 injured, and 100 more missing in Purok Diat Uno and Diat Dos in Barangay Napnapan, Compostela Valley.

PAGASA officer-in-charge Graciano Yumul explained what may have caused the landslide. “Ang nagcause is ang ‘antecedent rainfall’, yung pag-ulan na nangyari bago ang lanslide, maidudugtong niyo na siya sa panahon ng Sendong kasi ang eastern Mindanao, kasama ang Compostela Valley, ay nakatangap ng maraming pag-ulan,” he said. An earthquake that struck Davao Oriental earlier (12:01AM), which is located east of ComVal may have also contributed to the incident.

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Firecracker Injuries in the Philippines 2011

mukamo — Sun, 01 Jan 2012 04:02:20 +0000

Here is a report regarding firecracker injuries in the Philippines (2011) as tweeted by Department of Health spokesman Dr. Eric Tayag:

Top 5 injury-causing fireworks were Piccolo (150 or 33%), Kwitis (74 or 16%), Fountain (31or7%), Five star (24 or 5%) and Luces (24 or 5%)
Males were mostly affected (364 or 80%) while the age group 1-10 years (177 or 37%) and 11-20 years (129 or 27%) were most affected
The most number of injuries came from NCR (298 or 66%), region IV-A (29 or 6%) and region I (28 or 6%)
Total injuries 476 or 13% lower than 2010, Fireworks related – 454, Stray bullet – 18, Fireworks ingestion – 4

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