At 08:43 AM Philippine Standard Time (PST) of 27 July 2022 (Wednesday), a major Magnitude (Mw) 7.0 earthquake shook the provinces in northwestern Luzon and adjacent areas including Metro Manila. The earthquake has an epicenter located 17.64°N, 120.63°E - 003 km N 45° W of Tayum (Abra) and a depth…

Update as of 27 July 2022   What is happening in northwestern Luzon? At 08:43 AM Philippine Standard Time (PST) of 27 July 2022 (Wednesday), a major Magnitude (Mw) 7.0 earthquake shook the provinces in northwestern Luzon and adjacent areas including Metro Manila. The earthquake has an epicenter located 17.64°N,…

The Department of Science and Technology - Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (DOST-PHIVOLCS) kicked off its 70th anniversary celebration with the “InfoBit@PHIVOLCS 70th year: Kabataan, Handa ang may Alam” webinar for Grades 6-12 learners on 20 June 2022 via Zoom. The activity aimed to increase the participants’ awareness of…

The Department of Science and Technology-Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (DOST-PHIVOLCS) marked its 70th year milestone by holding a hybrid onsite-online symposium called “Advances in SEVENTY (Science and Technology in Years) and DRRM” on 21 June 2022. The symposium was part of a series of week-long activities to commemorate…

The Department of Science and Technology-Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (DOST-PHIVOLCS) will commemorate its 70th anniversary on 20-24 June 2022 with the theme: “Upholding the Mandates, Breaking Science Frontiers for a Gender-Inclusive, Disaster-Resilient Philippines”. DOST-PHIVOLCS was first established as Commission on Volcanology (COMVOL) on 20 June 1952 after the…