A magnitude 5.3 earthquake jolted Davao Oriental on Sunday afternoon, the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) reported. The tectonic quake struck 98 kilometers southeast of the municipality of Manay at 2:23 p.m. It had a depth of 19 kms. Phivolcs has not logged any reported intensities in the earthquake bulletin issued at 3:20 p.m. Aftershocks are likely, while damages are not expected from the magnitude 5.3 quake. Damage starts at intensity VI based on Phivolcs’ scale. Earlier on Saturday, a magnitude 5.4 earthquake jolted Davao Oriental, with the epicenter recorded 15 kilometers southeast of Baganga. Source: Philippines News
The Department of Health (DOH) on Sunday reported 36,763 recoveries and 29,828 new coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) infections. The latest Covid-19 bulletin indicated 273,580 active cases while total recoveries rose to 3,090,164, or 90.4 percent of 3,417,216 infections since the pandemic started in March 2020. Out of the active cases, 260,399 are mild, 3,006 are moderate, 8,371 are asymptomatic, 1,496 are severe, and 308 are critical. “Of the 29,828 reported cases today, 29,237 (98 percent) occurred within the recent 14 days — Jan. 10 to Jan. 23, 2022,” the DOH reported. The regions with the most cases in the recent
South Korean quarantine officials began slaughtering about 427,000 chickens Sunday as a precautionary measure after the outbreaks of the H5N1 avian influenza virus at two farms, the agricultural ministry said. The two cases of the highly pathogenic bird flu were reported at two chicken farms in Hwaseong, about 40 kilometers south of Seoul, the Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs said. The ministry did not give a specific time frame on when the quarantine officials will complete the culling. It marked the 23rd and 24th case of a highly pathogenic strain of H5N1 found at poultry farms in South
House Assistant Majority Leader Eduardo Gullas said he is in favor of the proposal of presidential daughter and Davao City Mayor Sara Duterte for all able-bodied Filipinos to render compulsory military service upon reaching 18 years old. “Military service for our youth is great for nation-building,” said Gullas, who represents Cebu province’s first district in Congress, in a statement on Sunday. “Besides improving in a big way our national defense preparedness, military service will also instill in young Filipinos a deeper sense of duty to country.” Gullas, former Cebu provincial governor, said military service will likewise “provide young Filipinos new
Mark Magsayo became the first world champion of the Philippines for 2022 after beating Gary Russell for the WBC featherweight championship on Sunday at the Borgata Hotel Casino in Atlantic City. In his biggest victory so far, Magsayo, a native of Tagbilaran, flashed his brilliance for most part of the bout. Russell, however, showed heart despite hurting his right shoulder and kept the fight too close that it ended up in a majority decision favoring Magsayo. Magsayo began the match aggressive, quickly tagging Russell with power shots especially to the torso to get a head start three rounds in. Russell
