Tag Archives: Mindanao

Brown out – what else?

Posted on April 16, 2012 by waebi

This is the second week that northern Mindanao suffers planned brown-outs. It seems, that they will last until end of April. Anywhere in the world people are calling electrical power-cuts a “black-out”. But the Filipinos have given this electrical cut … Continue reading →

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Floods in Mindanao – soon in the Southern Visayas

Posted on February 15, 2012 by waebi

The floods have begun. Near General Santos (Southern Mindanao) hundreds of houses in two major villages here were submerged in floodwaters as another major waterway swelled anew over the weekend due to heavy rains in the area during the last … Continue reading →

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Earthquakes: Philippine’s underground is hyperactive

Posted on December 2, 2011 by waebi

The underground in the Philippines is hyperactive. In the last 48 hours the earth shook 31 times. Average activity is 2.2 earthquakes per day. The earthquakes concentrated in two hot spots. The first and stronger hot spot is about 100 … Continue reading →

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21 feet crocodile captured in eastern Mindanao

Posted on September 6, 2011 by waebi

After 21 nights of hunt, a 21 feet saltwater crocodile was captured in Bunawan, Agusan del Sur, Mindanao. The villagers caught the “saltie” with help from experts of the Palawan Wildlife Conservation Center. The male crocodile was described in an … Continue reading →

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