By Inquirer Philippine civil defense officials lifted a tsunami alert late Friday after small waves hit its Pacific seaboard in the wake of a huge earthquake in Japan, President Benigno Aquino's spokesman said. "This looks like good news," Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology director Renato Solidum earlier told a news conference after reporting waves ranging from 30 centimeters (one foot) to one meter (3.3 feet). |