Situation Report # 1 23 April 2019, 10:00pm CHRONOLOGICAL SUMMARY At around 5:11 PM on April 22, 2019, an #earthquake of tectonic origin struck Western Luzon, with its epicenter 2 kilometers from the town center of Castillejos, #Zambales. Immediately after the quake, state agency Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) reported the quake as...
Category: Central Luzon
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CDRC Statement on Carol’s Passing
The members of the Board of Trustees (BOT) and the Management Committee of the Citizens’ Disaster Response Center Foundation, Inc. (CDRC) express deep sorrow on the untimely demise of Panday Bulig’s former Executive Director and Project Officer Carmencita “Carol” Abrio. They also wish to convey their deepest sympathies to the bereaved family. The whole CDRC...
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Final Report: Typhoon Ompong (Mangkhut) in Central and Northern Luzon 2018
22 September 2018 The Situation Typhoon #Ompong (international name Mangkhut) entered the Philippine Area of Responsibility (PAR) on Sept. 15, 2018. Reaching a maximum sustained winds of 205 kilometers per hour (kph) near the center and gustiness of up to 285 kph, it made landfall in Baggao, Cagayan at 1:40 am. With a huge diameter...