News Roundup 01 November 2019
Nov 01, 2019 • 1 min Read
Quake-weary Mindanao rocked anew; 5 killed | INQUIRER.NET – A 6.5 magnitude quake struck at 9:11 am on Thursday two days after a 6.6 magnitude quake hit the region that left eight people dead. The Thursday quake left five people dead while a 6.3-magnitude temblor on Oct. 16 had five deaths. Areas that registered casualties and major damages to properties were Davao City and Cotabato province.
‘Angat can withstand strong quake | PHILSTAR.COM – The National Water Resources Board disclosed that the Angat Dam, which is the primary source of water supply in Metro Manila, has already been retrofitted to stand strong earthquakes two years ago.
19 killed as truck plunges into Philippine ravine | The Manila Times – A truck carrying farmers that collected subsidized seeds and sacks of rice from the town of Conner, Apayao plunged backwards down a 65-foot ravine last Thursday. Nineteen farmers were killed and twenty more were injured but will survive.
Proposed review of National Building Code backed amid quakes | Manila Bulletin – “Considering that the country is located in a geologically active region, maybe it’s time to review the National Building Code to make new buildings more earthquake resistant,” said ACT-CIS Party List Rep Nina Taduran as she joins the call for Congress to revisit the National Building Code. This is after three major earthquakes in Mindanao in a span of two weeks.
