MANILA, Philippines The Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) is planning to update its nearly decade-old policy in responding to a powerful earthquake that could shake Metro Manila. The MMDA and the Office of Civil Defenses National Capi
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Batanes. INQUIRER FILES IBAYAT, Batanes A magnitude 5.2 earthquake struck Batanes on Monday morning (Nov. 18), the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) said. In its bulletin, Phivolcs said the earthquake hit the province at
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TAIPEItayabet, Taiwan — A 6.1-magnitude earthquake hit off Taiwan's east coast Friday morning, the United States Geological Survey said. Initially reported by the island's Central Weather Administration as a magnitude 6.3, the tre
(INQUIRER FILE PHOTO /GRIG C. MONTEGRANDE) MANILA, Philippines The Office of Civil Defense (OCD) is urging the public and private sectors to join the nationwide earthquake drill on Thursday afternoon. The Fourth Quarter Nationwide Simultaneous Earth
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