By YVONNE T. CHUA CEBU CITY—Thirtysomething Eddie had just exited the basement parking of a hotel when he heard a loud crashing noise from behind his van. He got out and saw a large concrete block near the rear of his vehicle, then realized people were screaming, “Earthquake! Earthquake!” Fear seized him as he now
By AVIGAIL OLARTE, LALA ORDENES and YVONNE T. CHUA (UPDATED) CEBU CITY—A powerful earthquake on Tuesday morning took Central Visayas by surprise, forcing residents to stay off the streets and businesses to close shop as a series of aftershocks continued to shake the city till evening. The epicenter of the 7.2-magnitude temblor struck Carmen in
By JOSEPH HOLANDES UBALDE
WHILE seismologists have yet to give the official cause of the magnitude 6.9 quake that ripped through Negros province and nearby Visayas islands on Monday, some point to a likely suspect: a “blind fault.”
SHOULD the feared 7.2-magnitude earthquake strike Metro Manila, the cities of Marikina and Pasigthat lie along the West Valley Fault have pledged to be prepared to respond to this and other similar disasters.
By AMER R. AMOR
AFTER the earthquakes that hit Japan and New Zealand, volcanologists are drawing attention to the possibility a big one could hit Baguio, but the city lacks a comprehensive disaster management program and has in fact repeatedly failed to enforce environment rules that could mitigate disaster.
