2 minor quakes hit PH

Source: INQUIRER.net

MANILA, Philippines—Two minor quakes hit Luzon and Visayas early Thursday, the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration said.

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Filipinos near stricken nuke plant to be repatriated

Source: ANN

Philippine President Benigno Aquino III Tuesday (April 12) ordered the “mandatory” repatriation of Filipinos living within 50 kilometers of the Fukushima nuclear plant after Japan upgraded its nuclear emergency to the maximum level on par with the Chernobyl catastrophe.

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Japan to release 11,500 tons of toxic water into sea

Source: PDI

TOKYO—Tokyo Electric Power Co. (TEPCO) will release almost 11,500 tons of water contaminated with low levels of radiation from the Fukushima Dai-ichi Nuclear Power Station into the Pacific Ocean, as workers struggle to contain the increasing amounts of dangerous runoff resulting from efforts to cool the plant’s damaged reactors.

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Magnitude-6.7 earthquake strikes off Indonesia

Source: AFP

Hundreds of residents fled an Indonesian port town for higher ground on Monday when an earthquake struck south of Java with a magnitude estimated by US seismologists at 6.7.

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Japan fails to halt gush of toxic water into sea

Source: PDI

TOKYO—Highly radioactive water continued to gush into the Pacific Ocean from Japan’s tsunami-crippled nuclear plant on Sunday despite efforts to stop the leak with a chemical substance mixed with sawdust and shredded newspaper.

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Japan on 'maximum alert' over nuclear plant

Source: AFP News

Japan said Tuesday it was on "maximum alert" over a crippled nuclear plant where radioactive water has halted repair work and plutonium has been found in the soil.

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Flash: Toilet paper crisis grips Tokyo

Source: PDI

TOKYO—An acute shortage of toilet paper has hit Tokyo, as the Japanese react to the earthquake and tsunami by stocking up on essentials.

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4.3 magnitude quake hits Naval, Biliran

Source: INQUIRER.net

MANILA, Philippines – A 4.3 magnitude quake hit the municipality of Naval in Biliran province Monday morning, a Radyo Inquirer report said.

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Japanese show power of patience, stoic discipline amid triple crises

Source: PDI

MANILA, Philippines—Like the super slow-moving classic Japanese Noh drama, the stoic behavior of the Japanese people as they grappled with the triple crises posed by a killer earthquake, a tsunami and a radioactive threat puzzled those not familiar with their culture.

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Japan radioactivity soars - 10 million times over normal, say nuke execs

Source: PDI

TOKYO—Japanese officials on Sunday reported a gigantic jump in radioactivity—levels 10 million times the norm—in the water inside a reactor at the Fukushima Dai-ichi Nuclear Power Station, prompting the evacuation of workers seeking to avert a catastrophic meltdown at the tsunami-damaged complex.

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Japan thanks PH for relief aid, messages

Source: PDI

MANILA, Philippines—A grateful Japan received the Philippines’ donation of more than 10 metric tons of relief goods with a vow to rebuild itself after the devastation wrought by a powerful earthquake and tsunami, the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) said.

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Tiny amounts of radiation from Japan reach Nevada

Source: Associated Press

RENO, Nevada— Minuscule amounts of radiation from Japan's damaged nuclear plant have reached Las Vegas, but scientists say it poses no health risk.

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Magnitude 6.4 quake hits Ilocos Norte; no one hurt

Source: AFP

LAOAG CITY, Ilocos Norte – (UPDATE) A magnitude 6.4 earthquake shook this Ilocos Norte capital and nearby towns on Sunday afternoon but no one was hurt in the temblor that lasted 12 seconds, an official of the the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) said.

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Reactor fear at Japan plant as toll tops 10,000

Source: Agence France-Presse

SENDAI— The operator of a disaster-struck Japanese nuclear plant on Friday reported possible damage to a reactor vessel — casting a new shadow over efforts to control a steady radiation leak.

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Gov’t drops plan to send PH rescue team to Japan

Source: PDI

MANILA, Philippines—Instead of a search-and-rescue team, the Philippines is sending P1.3 million worth of emergency relief supplies to Japan for victims of the recent earthquake and tsunami, an official said Thursday.

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PH bans Japan milk chocolates; global embargo widens

Source: PDI

MANILA, Philippines—Bureau of Animal Industry (BAI) Director Efren Nuestro Thursday said he had issued “verbal orders” banning Japanese chocolate milk products shipped to the Philippines after the March 11 earthquake, as more countries shunned food imports from quake-hit Japan.

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Japan’s donation of 50 trains to PNR to be delayed

Source: PDI

MANILA, Philippines—The expansion of the Philippine National Railways’ (PNR) capacity is now in question following likely delays in the delivery of trains donated from Japan, which is still reeling from the recent earthquake and tsunami that killed thousands of people and caused billions of dollars in damage.

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Strong quake rattles Philippines, no damage

Source: AP

An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 6.4 has struck the northern Philippines. It occurred deep under the ocean floor and was not expected to cause any major damage.

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Japan disaster death toll, missing edge near 20,000

Source: AFP

OSAKA, Japan: The number of people confirmed dead or listed as missing in Japan neared 20,000 on Saturday, eight days after the massive earthquake and tsunami struck.

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Analysts predict iPad 2 shortages after earthquake

Source: AP

Market research group IHS iSuppli said Friday that last week's earthquake in Japan could cause shortages of Apple Inc.'s iPad 2 tablet computer.

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