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A 6.1 Magnitude earthquake hit the Philippines 03:58:15 AM at epicenter time. The epicenter was at Luzon in the Philippines. No damage or loss of life has been reported thus far.
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Tsunami warnings are on almost globally, here is a warning from the
PACIFIC TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER:
TSUNAMI BULLETIN NUMBER 005
PACIFIC TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER/NOAA/NWS
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Reporters Without Borders welcomes the life sentence passed on hit man Madix Maulana for the 2005 murder of radio journalist Edgar Amoro in Pagadian, on the southern island of Mindanao. The organisation regards it as an “encouraging sign” but believes the case should not be closed until the masterminds and accomplices have been identified and brought to trial.
In a written message to Reporters Without Borders after sentencing, Amoro's daughter wrote: “Finally, the day has come when I could gladly say to the spirit of my late dad, ‘This is the day I promised you, Father'.” Maulana's lawyers plan to appeal against the verdict, reached on 26 January by a court on the neighbouring island of Cebu.
“We hail the Amoro family's courage,” Reporters Without Borders said. “Despite the threats to...
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MANILA, Philippines - Two massive tectonic earthquakes rocked the province of Surigao del Sur in the Phlippines this morning according to the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology.
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