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Phivolcs records 63 quakes from Sept 1-4 VOL. 2, No. 94
Cagayan de Oro City
Wednesday
September 5, 2012
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5.8-MAGNITUDE QUAKE JOLTS BUKIDNON By RUEL V. PELONE, Editor in chief
CAGAYAN de Oro City––The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) recorded at least 63 earthquakes from September 1 to September 4, the latest of which occurred at 3:44 dawn of Tuesday where a 5.8-magnitude was felt in the city of Malaybalay. Aside from Malaybalay, the Phivolcs said that Intensity 4 was felt in Cagayan de Oro City while residents in the city of Kidapawan experienced an Intensity 3 quake. Of the 63, excluding Tuesday’s quake in Malaybalay City, the town of Burgos in Surigao del Norte experienced an overall 26 earthquakes, followed closely by the town of Guiuan in Eastern Samar with 25 quakes. On September 3, a mag-
nitude 3.4 quake struck the city of Malaybalay in Bukidnon at around 6:48 p.m., followed by a magnitude 4.0 that happened at around 7:45 in the evening––and a magnitude 4.7 that occurred at around 9:21 in the evening, record from the Phivolcs showed. The people of the town of Maramag, also in Bukidnon province, experienced four separate earthquakes. A magnitude 5.6 quake jolts the town of Maramag QUAKES/PAGE 9 Matigsalog women show how to make baskets and beads at Davao City’s Pasalubong Center.
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Beyond charity: analyzing relief work in the context of social conflict First of a series By INA ALLECO R. SILVERIO of Bulatlat.com
MANILA — When we give to the needy, it’s called charity; and charity, for most people, is always good. But is it? In recent years, the Philippines has been pummelled by a series of typhoons and the consequent floods. Appeals for relief and assistance
PRESIDENT BENIGNO AQUINO distributes relief goods to evacuees at the de Leon High School in Valenzuela City. Around 605 families from Barangay Gen. T. de Leon were evacuated to the school following the heavy flooding in the area. PIA PHOTO
were issued quickly through various social media, and it it appeared that not even the government was needed because ordinary citizens and various people’s organizations had immediately taken action. Private corporations and their so-called “corporate responsibility” departments as well as television networks also joined the fray and conducted their own relief missions to extensive fanfare. CONFLICT/PAGE 9
Evaluate churches’ stability against earthquakes: Phivolcs AFTER the strong earthquake which shook Eastern Visayas and Northeastern Mindanao regions evening of August 31, the director of Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs), called on Catholic church officials to check on Church’s buildings to make sure these have not been damaged by the temblor. Phivolcs Director Dr. Renato Solidum said “churches, just like other structures in earthquake affected areas should be inspected by engineers to find out if these were affected by strong ground shaking.” “All churches in general should be evaluated if these are earthquake-resistant,” he added. Fr. Jose Edwin Juaban, parish priest of San Nicolas de Tolentino Parish in Quinapondan, Eastern Samar said STABILITY/PAGE 9
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