MANILA, Philippines — A magnitude-4.1 earthquake rocked Surigao del Norte shortly after midnight yesterday, according to the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology.
Phivolcs said the epicenter of the quake, which occurred at 1 a.m., was located eight kilometers south of Surigao City. It was tectonic in origin.
The quake was not expected to generate aftershocks or cause d amage, state seismologists said.
Meanwhile, a magnitude-4.7 temblor also rocked Davao Occidental on Sun day.
The epicenter of the quake, which occurred at 11:23 p.m., was located 418 kilometers south of Balut Island in Sarangani town.
COTABATO CITY, Philippines — Two landmark restaurants in Kidapawan City, Cotabato have stopped operations due to low income.
Employees of Penong’s Restaurant told journalists that the establishment has been reeling from low income in the past two years.
The low earnings started after several restaurants and coffee shops sprouted around the city, the employees said.
Aside from Penong’s, another local iconic restaurant – Mandarin Tea Garden Kidapawan – shut down for good for the same reason, according to radio reports aired over Central Mindanao yesterday.
Both restaurants were known stopovers of private motorist s traveling to Davao City and back.
ILOILO CITY, Philippines — A barangay chairman was stabbed dead by a tricycle driver in Ajuy, Iloilo on Sunday.
Cornelio Cacho, 67, of Barangay Sto. Rosario, was declared dead on arrival at the Sara District Hospital due to a stab wound in the abdomen.
Police arrested the suspect, identified as Jonel Amaba, 42, in a pursuit operation in nearby Anilao town.
The victim was sitting in front of a commercial establishment in Barangay Malayu-an when Amaba allegedly stabbed him, according to Lt. Randy Lambungan, Ajuy police chief.
Lambungan said probers are eyeing jealousy as the motive for the killing.
MANILA, Philippines — A first-time mother bore a baby boy as the clock struck midnight on the first day of 2024 yesterday.
Rhona Lyn Concepcion, 23, gave birth to her baby son five seconds after 12 a.m. on Jan. 1 at Dr. Jose Fabella Memorial Hospital in Sta. Cruz, Manila, which is known for its expertise in newborn, mother-and-child and pediatric care.
Concepcion and her partner John Michael Dizon, 22, will name their first-born Jhaiden Railey.
Concepcion “struggled” during her delivery that started upon arrival at the hospital from the town of General Mariano Alvarez in Cavite at 7 p.m. last Sunday, according to a report on GMA News.
Dizon teared up upon learning the good news, saying they waited a long time – three years, according to Concepcion – to have a child.
The couple expressed hope that their first-born would grow up healthy, courteous and God-fearing, while Dizon vowed that he would give his best for his family.
The hospital received fewer than the average 20 to 30 pregnant women expecting delivery in the first hours of 2024, according to its high-risk pregnancy specialist Dr. Brenan Ian Capuno, as cited in a report by ABS-CBN News.
Capuno said that while the hospital no longer requires COVID-19 testing on pregnant women before delivery, it continues to isolate those who manifest COVID-19 symptoms.
He added that the hospital also gave new clothes for newborn babies and other needs to mothers.