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Taal evacuees hesitate to go home after danger alert goes down

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Updated as of Jan 27 08:48 AM

Tens of thousands who fled to evacuation centers due to the eruption of Taal Volcano earlier this month hesitated to return home even after authorities downgraded a danger alert, police said Monday.  Read more »

Powerful quake kills 21 in eastern Turkey

Mahmut Bozarslan and Fulya Ozerkan, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jan 25 05:36 PM

The Turkish government's disaster and emergency management agency (AFAD) said in a series of tweets early on Saturday that five people were pulled alive from the rubble in the eastern province of Elazig.   Read more »

Powerful quake kills 20 people in eastern Turkey

Mahmut Bozarslan and Fulya Ozerkan, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jan 25 03:38 PM

A powerful earthquake has killed at least 20 people and injured more than 1,000 in eastern Turkey, as rescue teams searched through the rubble of collapsed buildings for survivors on Saturday.    Read more »

M4.2 quake rocks Ilocos Norte; no damage expected

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Posted at Jan 25 09:19 AM

MANILA—A 4.2-magnitude earthquake jolted Ilocos Norte early Saturday morning, according to the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs).  Read more »

M6.8 quake hits eastern Turkey; 14 dead

Fulya Ozerkan, Agence France-Presse
Updated as of Jan 25 06:14 AM

(UPDATED) The death toll of the 6.8-magnitude earthquake that hit eastern Turkey on Friday, has increased to 14, causing buildings to collapse and sending panicked residents rushing into the street. Read more »

M4.3 quake hits Ilocos Norte; no damage expected

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Posted at Jan 24 11:58 PM

The tectonic tremor struck at 9:06 p.m. approximately 9 kilometers northeast of Carasi town with a depth of 1 km. Read more »

Magnitude-4.1 quake hits Masbate; no damage expected

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Posted at Jan 23 09:49 PM

The tectonic tremor struck at 9:05 p.m. approximately 18 kilometers northwest of Aroroy town with a depth of 10 km. Read more »

Talisay mayor says sorry for deputy who scorned Taal evacuation

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Updated as of Jan 22 12:03 PM

The mayor of Talisay, Batangas apologized Wednesday in behalf of his second-in-command and brother, who questioned the mandatory evacuation of residents from Taal Volcano, which remained under threat of another hazardous eruption.  Read more »

Police: Expect rigid implementation of lockdown in Batangas danger area

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Posted at Jan 22 02:05 AM

Residents of Batangas towns designated a danger zone because of the threat posed by Taal will be moved forcibly if they do not vacate their homes by Thursday morning, the Calabarzon police chief. Read more »

THE DAY IN PHOTOS: January 21, 2020

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Posted at Jan 22 12:06 AM

Here are the big stories today in photos Read more »

Checking the damage

Mark Demayo, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jan 21 06:08 PM

Residents of Talisay, Batangas check their homes damaged by volcanic earthquakes caused by rising magma on Tuesday, more than a week since the Taal volcano erupted.  Read more »

Phivolcs to Talisay vice mayor: We are firm in our science

Kristine Sabillo, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jan 21 12:29 PM

MANILA — The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) on Tuesday said they understand the concerns of local government units in high-risk areas of Taal Volcano. However, the will not change their opinion on the dangers of an imminent explosive eruption.   Read more »

Taal still swollen with magma: Phivolcs

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Updated as of Jan 21 12:08 PM

Taal Volcano remained swollen Tuesday, a sign that it could erupt anew, said the state seismology institute.    Read more »

'Magma intrusion' near volcano could trigger stronger Taal eruption: Phivolcs

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Updated as of Jan 21 01:00 PM

MANILA — Another potential eruption of Taal Volcano could be stronger than last week's explosion that drove tens of thousands to evacuation centers, authorities said Tuesday, as some residents haggled to return home and reopen businesses.  Read more »

Gov't offers livestock haven as Taal agri damage hits P3.2 billion

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Updated as of Jan 20 12:13 PM

The Taal Volcano's eruption damaged P3.2 billion worth of crops and livestock, the Department of Agriculture said Monday, adding that it was ready to shelter the livestock that thousands of evacuees were forced to abandon.  Read more »

No window hours: Batangas governor bans Taal evacuees from checking homes

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Updated as of Jan 20 09:56 AM

Batangas Governor Hermilando Mandanas directed town mayors to cancel "window hours" that previously allowed residents to check their homes from which they evacuated due to the eruption of Taal Volcano, an official said Monday.    Read more »

Evacuees pray for safety amid Taal volcano threat

Reuters
Posted at Jan 20 09:25 AM

Hundreds of people who have fled their homes near a restive volcano on the Philippines' main island Luzon attended a Catholic mass at a temporary shelter on Sunday, praying for safety amid fears of a violent eruption.  Read more »

Magma 're-charge' feeds Taal fury as Philippines remains on alert

Jamaine Punzalan, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jan 20 11:30 AM

MANILA — A "re-charge" of magma or molten rocks beneath the Taal Volcano spawned fresh earthquakes, indicating that a hazardous eruption was still possible, authorities said Monday. Read more »

Quakes rock Batangas, strongest at magnitude 4.6

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Updated as of Jan 20 01:03 AM

MANILA (UPDATE) - A series of quakes rocked Batangas province Sunday night, the state seismology bureau reported.  Read more »

OFWs fret for families, damaged homes as Taal rumbles

Mye Mulingtapang, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jan 20 02:10 PM

Kae Mendoza, a worker here, wipes tears as she looks at photos of the house in Batangas province that she built with years of savings and loans, now covered with cracks due to the quakes spawned by the eruption of Taal Volcano. Read more »