the Philippine Trench which could affect Eastern Samar and cause eight- to nine-meter tsunami waves; and the Manila Trench which would generate a magnitude 8.2 earthquake. The Philippines was ...

Infrastructure vulnerability is a key challenge that the country could face in case of major earthquakes, the head of the ...

MANILA, Philippines — A fire broke out at the five-story Ospital ng Maynila in Malate before dawn yesterday. According to the Bureau of Fire Protection (BFP), the blaze started at around 1:30 a ...

MANILA, Philippines — Keeping it real, Alyssa Valdez bared her emotions after a tough loss against Petro Gazz in the Premier Volleyball League (PVL) 2024-25 All-Filipino Conference semifinals. In ...

Aside from winning approximately $332,160 or around P19 million in prize money as a semifinalist in the WTA 1000 event, world No. 140 Eala also won the respect of the world and put the Philippines on ...

Cloudy with a high of 92 °F (33.3 °C) and a 53% chance of precipitation. Winds variable at 6 to 10 mph (9.7 to 16.1 kph). Night - Partly cloudy with a 28% chance of precipitation. Winds variable ...

Along strike-slip faults, the plates slide horizontally past each other, creating shear stress that can lead to powerful earthquakes. The Sagaing fault is considered a very active fault ...

For this seismologist, who has worked extensively on movements of the Indian plate and faults on the Chinese continent, this is a major event for Myanmar. Due to its position at the junction of ...

He pointed out that significant faults and trenches, including the East Luzon Trough Philippine Trench, Cotabato Trench, Sulu Trench, Negros Trench, and Manila Trench, could trigger earthquakes ...

West Valley and Manila Trench Based on the study conducted by the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs), the movement of the West Valley Fault System happens every 400 to 600 ...