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==10 hurt as quake jolts Masbate== | |||
*Source: http://www.philstar.com/Article.aspx?publicationSubCategoryId=63&articleId=784530 | |||
*March 07, 2012 12:00 AM | |||
:by Cet Dematera | |||
LEGAZPI CITY, Philippines – At least 10 people – mostly minors – were injured when a 5.2-magnitude earthquake hit Masbate and the nearby provinces of Albay and Sorsogon in Bicol at 7:06 a.m. yesterday. | |||
Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) director Renato Solidum said the quake was felt at intensity 6 in Masbate City; intensity 4 in Roxas City and in Irosin, Cabid-an and Sorsogon City in Sorsogon; intensity 3 in Sigma, Capiz; Catarman and Capul Island, Northern Samar; Almagro and Tagapul-an, Western Samar; intensity 2 in Iloilo and Legaspi City; and intensity 1 in Kalibo and Numancia, Aklan. | |||
Classes were suspended in all levels in Masbate and portions of the province were plunged into darkness, according to the Office of Civil Defense (OCD) at Camp General Simeon Ola here. | |||
OCD-Bicol director Raffy Alejandro identified the injured as Rex Devida, 8, of Barangay Bantique; Jinky Azares, 16, and Cesar Garapan, 31, of Barangay Nursery; Leonard Dimetellar, 3, and Christine Decos, 17, of Barangay Centro; Jeho Emilio Antonio, 2, of Barangay Bagumbayan; Liza Tidon, 34, of Barangay Tugbo; Victoria Dumas, 10, and Andrew Mortega, 3, of Barangay Batuhan; Jamnor Boungan, 2, of Barangay Bapor. | |||
The 10 sustained injuries mostly in their hands and feet and were taken to the Masbate Provincial Hospital. | |||
Senior Superintendent Heriberto Olitoquit, Masbate police director, reported cracks in some portions of the provincial police office as well as in the perimeter fence of Camp Boni Serrano. | |||
Two buildings of the Kinamaligan Elementary School, the Masbate City Hall concrete perimeter wall, a pawnshop, a food chain outlet, and at least four private establishments in the city’s commercial district were also damaged, according to Alejandro. | |||
Amy Danao, Masbate Provincial Social Welfare and Development Officer, reported that the old house of one Vicente Lim partially collapsed after the tremor. | |||
Bicol resident geologist Ed Laguerta said that the tremor’s epicenter was traced at 12.04 degrees north, 123.63 degrees east, or three kilometers north of Masbate City, with a depth of 23 kilometers. | |||
At least five aftershocks were recorded until 8:30 a.m. | |||
“But this earthquake is unlikely to generate tsunami because the shake was horizontal,” Laguerta told The STAR. | |||
The earthquake occurred exactly one month after the deadly magnitude 6.9 tremor in Negros Oriental, which killed over 50 people. | |||
Solidum said the earthquake was caused by a movement along the Philippine Fault Zone. | |||
“It is not related to the Feb. 6 earthquake in Negros,” he stressed. | |||
The National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (NDRRMC) said it has activated its emergency operations center to respond to the needs of the affected areas. Disaster management personnel have also been placed on blue alert to ensure the availability of manpower in case of emergency. | |||
Regional disaster management councils have been directed to alert residents living in coastal areas for possible evacuation. | |||
They have also been ordered to spread earthquake advisories and to monitor developments in their area. | |||
The OCD has requested an Air Force aircraft to assess the damage as well as meet requirements in affected areas. | |||
“Our disaster response units are prepared for any task,” said Maj. Angelo Guzman, spokesman of the Army’s 9th Division. | |||
Department of Public Works and Highway (DPWH) Undersecretary Romeo Momo said they are checking government buildings affected by the earthquake, but reported no major damage. – With Helen Flores, Celso Amo, Alexis Romero, Evelyn Macairan, AP | |||
==DOLE Sorsogon holds Career Coaching Seminar== | ==DOLE Sorsogon holds Career Coaching Seminar== | ||
*Source: http://pia.gov.ph/news/index.php?menu=2&webregion=R05&article=771330999814 | *Source: http://pia.gov.ph/news/index.php?menu=2&webregion=R05&article=771330999814 | ||
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“ Career coaches are very much needed since the region has a high 38.4 percent underemployment rate,” he noted. | “ Career coaches are very much needed since the region has a high 38.4 percent underemployment rate,” he noted. | ||
Lacambra said the unemployment rate in the region entails that the career choices or the courses being taken by Bicolanos do not match the skills needed by the local industries here. | Lacambra said the unemployment rate in the region entails that the career choices or the courses being taken by Bicolanos do not match the skills needed by the local industries here. | ||
==LGUs, PAGASA to set up local weather station== | ==LGUs, PAGASA to set up local weather station== | ||