Angeles City reports 103 injuries, 1 casualty due to Monday earthquake
By AJ Siytangco
Published Apr 24, 2019 05:29 pm
By Franco Regala
ANGELES CITY – Government structures in this highly urbanized city sustained only minor structural damage, and 103 injuries, with only one casualty recorded, in the 6.1-magnitude earthquake that struck last Monday, city and disaster officials revealed.
Citing local government data, Mayor Edgardo Pamintuan said that a total of 103 persons were hurt, including Rosita Masiclat, 74, from Barangay San Jose who eventually died due to severe injuries.
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(PIXABAY/ MANILA BULLETIN) The city report added that 54 patients were admitted and given prompt treatment at the Ospital ning Angeles (ONA), while some were admitted to other medical facilities in the city. City Health Officer Dr. Lenario Santos said they mobilized a medical team coordinating with ONA and other agencies to provide basic life support (BLS) and other emergency services. She said they were also closely working with the Department of Health (DOH) - Region III in reporting some needed data by the agency. "We also activated our barangay-based medical assistance and deployed our equipment to assist all 33 health centers in the entire city,” she said. Meanwhile, Angeles City Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Office (ACDRRMO) led by Chief Francis Pangilinan conducted an infrastructure resiliency audit following the suspension of work ordered by Mayor Pamintuan on Tuesday. The ACDRRMO and the City Engineer’s Office (CEO) led an ocular inspection of all government-owned buildings prior to the assumption of the operations to ensure structural integrity. “Auditing is still in progress and we are consolidating all data pertaining to the damage and casualties related to the magnitude 6.1 earthquake," Pangilinan said. As per the assessment of Engineer Leopoldo Cura, Architect Norbert Lagman and the rest of the CEO personnel, the team advised the assumption of government operations as the Angeles City Hall, City Library, City College of Angeles, ONA, San Nicolas Public Market obtained only minor damages. The city’s disaster management team was also deployed to assist in the search, rescue, and retrieval operations at the ground zero of the collapsed Chuzon Supermarket in the Municipality of Porac. Meanwhile, the Holy Rosary Church located at the Heritage District of Angeles City was ordered closed to the public as it incurred ceiling cracks and major posts damage. The National Historical Commission of the Philippines (NHCP) was quick to respond as it conducted an ocular inspection inside the ‘important cultural property’. The Apung Mamacalulu Shrine in Barangay Lourdes Sur also incurred damages on its interiors during Monday’s earth jolt. Vice Mayor Bryan Matthew Nepomuceno and Councilor Edu Pamintuan earlier conducted rounds of ocular inspections around the city and also visited ONA to secure the operation of the hospital especially in attending to the needs of patients sustaining injuries from the earthquake.
Representative image(PIXABAY/ MANILA BULLETIN) The city report added that 54 patients were admitted and given prompt treatment at the Ospital ning Angeles (ONA), while some were admitted to other medical facilities in the city. City Health Officer Dr. Lenario Santos said they mobilized a medical team coordinating with ONA and other agencies to provide basic life support (BLS) and other emergency services. She said they were also closely working with the Department of Health (DOH) - Region III in reporting some needed data by the agency. "We also activated our barangay-based medical assistance and deployed our equipment to assist all 33 health centers in the entire city,” she said. Meanwhile, Angeles City Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Office (ACDRRMO) led by Chief Francis Pangilinan conducted an infrastructure resiliency audit following the suspension of work ordered by Mayor Pamintuan on Tuesday. The ACDRRMO and the City Engineer’s Office (CEO) led an ocular inspection of all government-owned buildings prior to the assumption of the operations to ensure structural integrity. “Auditing is still in progress and we are consolidating all data pertaining to the damage and casualties related to the magnitude 6.1 earthquake," Pangilinan said. As per the assessment of Engineer Leopoldo Cura, Architect Norbert Lagman and the rest of the CEO personnel, the team advised the assumption of government operations as the Angeles City Hall, City Library, City College of Angeles, ONA, San Nicolas Public Market obtained only minor damages. The city’s disaster management team was also deployed to assist in the search, rescue, and retrieval operations at the ground zero of the collapsed Chuzon Supermarket in the Municipality of Porac. Meanwhile, the Holy Rosary Church located at the Heritage District of Angeles City was ordered closed to the public as it incurred ceiling cracks and major posts damage. The National Historical Commission of the Philippines (NHCP) was quick to respond as it conducted an ocular inspection inside the ‘important cultural property’. The Apung Mamacalulu Shrine in Barangay Lourdes Sur also incurred damages on its interiors during Monday’s earth jolt. Vice Mayor Bryan Matthew Nepomuceno and Councilor Edu Pamintuan earlier conducted rounds of ocular inspections around the city and also visited ONA to secure the operation of the hospital especially in attending to the needs of patients sustaining injuries from the earthquake.