Tsunami news for Manila, Philippines

4.6 magnitude tremor rocks Ilocos province 29 December 2004
...interview. “The possible source of [the earthquake] was the movement of the compressional zone related to the Manila Trench.�. ... Manila Times,

ADB offers aid to tsunami-hit countries: 29 December 2004
...[Business India]: Manila, Dec 28 : The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has offered immediate assistance to countries afflicted by the huge earthquake and tsunami ... New Kerala,

A biblical reminder 29 December 2004
Whoever expected the after-effects of the earthquake in Sumatra to reach the ... Environmental experts at the Manila Observatory tell us that the landslides in ... ABS CBN News,

Asian Shares End Mostly Higher; Tokyo -0.4%, HK +0.5% 29 December 2004
...caused by jittery over the economic impact of the earthquake and tsunami ... MANILA: Philippine shares slipped marginally as investors sold stocks after the market ... Yahoo News

24 Filipinos feared ... in quake aftermath in Thailand 29 December 2004
...southern Thailand and other Indian Ocean countries after a massive earthquake off Indonesia, the foreign department said Wednesday. Manila has published a list ... Philippine Daily Inquirer,

Mayor raises fund for tsunami victims 29 December 2004
...the city's contribution to hapless victims of tsunami triggered by tectonic earthquake with a ... kind will be turned over by Mayor Lobregat to the PNRC in Manila. ... Sun Star,

Coral reefs may take years to recover from tsunamis 29 December 2004
An 9.0-magnitude underwater earthquake off the Indonesian island of Sumatra on Sunday, one of the most powerful in a century, unleashed a devastating series of ... Manila Times,

A disaster for the poor: ... fishermen don’t move markets 29 December 2004
The earthquake so powerful it literally changed the map of Asia has been duly noted and shrugged off by markets more moved by news that Americans went on an ... Manila Times,

Damage Assessments Slow to Come After Earthquake, Tidal Waves 27 December 2004
...how badly Sunday's earthquake and tidal waves have battered their economies. At the Asian Development Bank, a nonprofit lending institution based in Manila, a ... Voice of America

Labor dep't: No Pinoy victims in Asia tsunami onslaught 27 December 2004
MANILA -- The Department of Labor and Employment (Dole) on Monday assured that there ... The tsunamis followed a 9.0-magnitude undersea earthquake off the coast of ... Sun Star,

Sunday’s ‘megathrust’ acts like a Dec 28, 2004
DENVER—Scientists describe Sunday’s devastating earthquake off the island of Sumatra as a “megathrust�—a grade reserved for the most powerful shifts ... Manila Times,

Callers keep earthquake hotline busy 27 December 2004
The centre has been used just three times -- after the Bali bombing in 2002, during an attempted army coup in Manila in July 2003 and after the Jakarta ... Melbourne Herald Sun,

Modernized weather forecasting pushed Dec 28, 2004
...seismologists this year warned that a 7.2-magnitude quake in Metro Manila could ... ... is hit by a calamity of similar proportions as the earthquake and tsunamis ... Manila Times,

Killer waves hit Southeast Asia 26 December 2004
Tourists, fishermen, homes and cars were swept away by walls of water unleashed by the 8.9-magnitude earthquake, centered off the west coast of the Indonesian ... Manila Times,

One of world's largest quakes hits near Australia Dec 23, 2004
The earthquake measuring 8.1 on the Richter scale hit near Macquarie Island in the ... of Tasmania, at about 2 am (11 pm Thursday in Manila), said Geoscience ... ABS CBN News,

Yen weaker after tsunami 26 December 2004
...was not affected by the giant waves unleashed after a powerful earthquake, traders were ... At 2125 EST (10:25 am in Manila), the euro bought around 140.55 yen ... ABS CBN News,

BABE'S EYE VIEW By Babe Romualdez 25 December 2004
...could ever remember in the country’s history since the Japanese attacked Manila and Clark ... to handle the magnitude of a crisis if a major earthquake hits the ... Philippine Star,

Death toll: 23,000 27 December 2004
The ... toll in southern and southeastern Asia from an earthquake off Indo­nesia and seismic sea­waves that it unleashed passed 23,000 Monday with ... Manila Times,

A year of disasters 27 December 2004
...the Richter scale—the most powerful in 40 years—the earthquake poured walls ... In Metropolitan Manila trains have ... residents living close to the tracks. ... Manila Times,

Quake triggers walls of water 26 December 2004
...foreigners enjoying the Christmas holiday on Thailand’s western coast were left stunned by the tsunamis, which were caused by a huge earthquake off northern ... Manila Times,

Baby floats to safety on mattress Dec 28, 2004
...official police figures, at least 60 people have been ... and nearly 200 injured in Malaysia by huge seismic waves triggered by a massive earthquake off the ... Manila Times,

Paradise lost Dec 28, 2004
...shock. “Phi Phi is ... It will take decades to bring it back to life, to the level it was before the earthquake.�. Thakengsak ... Manila Times,

Aurora relocation site is safe — DENR 27 December 2004
It flashed on my mind what happened during the July 16, 1990 earthquake, when I ... it would be the end of the world), the horrified woman told Manila Bulletin. ... Manila Bulletin,

‘Enteng Kabisote’ loses promo billboards on Edsa Dec 22, 2004
Joy Viado, Aekaye and others shaking Funnside premises to earthquake intensities ... Sy, Eduardo Valentin Santos, Jonas C. Cruz, Cesar Sarino, Manila Hotel president ... Manila Bulletin,

JDV PUSHES FOR P35-M MODERNIZATION OF BUREAU OF FIRE PROTECTIO Dec 24, 2004
MANILA, December 24, 2004 (STAR) By Paolo Romero - Speaker Jose de Venecia Jr ... blazes and rescuing people trapped in burning buildings or under earthquake debris ... Philippine Headline News,

Thai honeymoon trip couple safe 26 December 2004
Bangkok from Bahrain in the last two weeks, but the majority of them were Filipinos going to Manila for Christmas ... "After the news of the earthquake tragedy was ... Gulf Daily News,

BY THE WAY By Max V. Soliven 26 December 2004
...the first gala dinner of the year hosted by the Manila Overseas Press ... The terrible earthquake in Indonesia yesterday has created such horrible tsunami that the ... Philippine Star,

SAN FRANCISCO A magical city Dec 22, 2004
Filipinos are well-known for its hospitality whether in Manila or in any ... Cable cars remained the primary mode of transportation until the 1906 earthquake. ... Manila Bulletin,

For the least, the last and the lost 27 December 2004
However, there was nothing we could have done to prepare ourselves for the seismic waves caused by the 8.9-magnitude earthquake in Sumatra had these hit our ... Manila Times,

Mild earthquake rocks northern Philippines Dec 2, 2004
MANILA, Philippines (AP) - An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 4.2 rocked the northern Philippines Friday as the region reeled from the effects of a ... The Malaysia Star,

Mild earthquake rattles Philippines Dec 2, 2004
The earthquake was centred about 120km south-west of Manila, near Batangas city, the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology said. ... Ninemsn,

Mild earthquake rocks Batangas (12:10 pm) Dec 2, 2004
MANILA -- An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 4.2 rocked Batangas Friday as the region reeled from the effects of a deadly typhoon, officials said. ... Sun Star,

Earthquake hits Mindoro, Batangas Dec 2, 2004
AN EARTHQUAKE measuring 2.7 on the Richter scale shook Mindoro and Batangas provinces ... to property as the quake was barely noticed in Manila and surrounding ... Philippine Daily Inquirer,

World scan - 16 December 2004 Dec 15, 2004
Strasbourg: An earthquake that measured 6.8 on the open-ended Richter Scale struck ... Manila: Filipinos queued at a church in Manila yesterday to pay their last ... The Mercury (subscription),

On this day 25 December 2004
1941 – As Japanese forces approach, the United States declares Manila an open city ... 2003 – An earthquake of magnitude 6.8 rocks the ancient Silk Road city of ... Melbourne Herald Sun,

Election fever sweeps Asia in 2004, but familiar troubles take ... Dec 22, 2004
...bombed the 10,192-ton Superferry 14 vessel at the mouth of Manila bay killing ... in a quarter-century, with 79 ... -- soon after the worst earthquake in nine ... Turkish Press,

Philippines not relieved from nature's curse Dec 2, 2004
The earthquake centered about 120 kilometers (74 miles) southwest of Manila, near Batangas city, the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology said. ... Webindia123.com,

Hopes dim for any more survivors Dec 11, 2004
...the 21 miners from Philex and Lepanto were called back to Manila after hopes ... from a collapsed building in Baguio City following a strong earthquake in July 1991 ... Manila Bulletin,

MERALCO OFFERS HELP TO RESTORE POWER IN TYPHOON-AFFECTED AREAS Dec 4, 2004
...in La Union and Baguio City after a ... earthquake rocked Luzon in ... Meralco earlier coordinated with the Metropolitan Manila Development Authority to advise ... Philippine Headline News,

Illegal logging a major factor in flood devastation of Philippines Dec 1, 2004
In 1990, central Luzon was hit by both a drought and a typhoon that flooded practically all of Manila. Still more damaging was an earthquake in 1990 that ... TerraDaily

1000 die in storm Dec 3, 2004
MANILA - More than 1000 people are ... or missing after flash floods and mudslides ... A mild earthquake also hit the area and thousands of people remained cut ... Melbourne Herald Sun,

‘Amazing but not impossible’ Dec 9, 2004
In the 1990 earthquake that struck Baguio City, a man was pulled out of the ... Another doctor based in Manila gave the same time frame for victims with no access ... Manila Times,

'Amazing' survival saga not unprecedented Dec 9, 2004
In the 1990 earthquake that struck the northern resort city of Baguio, a man was ... Another doctor based in Manila gave the same time frame for victims with no ... Mail & Guardian Online (subscription),

'We lived on prayers and water' Dec 9, 2004
In Manila yesterday, President Gloria Arroyo hailed the dramatic rescue as a "miracle". ... pulled out from under rubble 13 days after a major earthquake toppled a ... The South African Star (subscription),

Killer seismic seawave began deep beneath Indian Ocean 27 December 2004
LONDON—The chain reaction that sent enormous, deadly seismic waves crashing into the coasts of Asia and Africa on Sunday started more than 10 kilometers ... Manila Times,

Bowe versus Holyfield; the Night that Shook Boxing Dec 17, 2004
...two fighters that on the night of November 13th become an earthquake rumbling off ... for what transpired in what I think is the second “Thrilla in Manila“. ... BoxingScene.com,

Typhoons, quakes, war made 2004 a tough year for aid workers Dec 9, 2004
This year began with the aftermath of a powerful earthquake in Iran that ... more than 26,000 people, and is ending with a string of storms in the ... Manila Times,

Arroyo: Together we'll rise as one Dec 3, 2004
...in the spirit of Bayanihan -- I recall the [1990] earthquake, the Mount Pinatubo ... In a circular, Manila Archbishop Gaudencio Rosales urged the clergy to solicit ... Philippine Daily Inquirer,

Save lives, give to relief for typhoon victims Dec 2, 2004
...was formed in the aftermath of the 1990 Luzon ... earthquake and has ... Four hospitals in Metro Manila-the Medical City, Cardinal Santos, Lourdes Hospital, and ... Philippine Daily Inquirer,

3 TRUCKS WITH HOT LOGS SLIP PAST QUEZON DENR YESTERDAY NIGHT Dec 6, 2004
PAF) that the shipment of "hot" lumber was en route to Manila from Mauban. ... had been warning folk in Dingalan about the existence of a major earthquake fault in ... Philippine Headline News,

4 SURVIVE FOR 10 DAYS UNDER COLLAPSED RESORT Dec 10, 2004
On the other hand, the Swedish government through its embassy in Manila, announced a donation ... concern has been proven in the past as in the earthquake in 1990 ... Philippine Headline News,

On this day Dec 6, 2004
Ferdinand Marcos, is slashed during public ceremony in Manila by man ... of his country's troops, tanks, combat aircraft and artillery; Huge earthquake in Soviet ... Melbourne Herald Sun,

Zeneida ‘Bibot’ Amador Dec 3, 2004
And so, our hearts feel the tremor of her earthquake departure. ... An audience has been formed, not an inconsiderable segment of Metro Manila and now other parts ... ABS CBN News,

Deforestation upsets RP ecological stability Dec 9, 2004
Ring of Fire lies, is already prone to tropical cyclones, extreme rainfall, thunderstorms, storm surges, strong winds, inland flooding, earthquake and volcanic ... Manila Times,

Angel Thought for The Day Dec 8, 2004
..."Let’s help her. I know how hard it is to be president…" Tita Cory "who had to cope with a ... earthquake, the Mt. Pinatubo ... Manila Bulletin,