CEBU CITY – The magnitude-6.9 earthquake that struck northern Cebu province on Tuesday night, Sept. 30, was strongly felt across Bohol province. Gov. Aris Aumentado convened an emergency meeting on Wednesday morning, Oct. 1, with disaster response agencies, law enforcement, health officials,...
The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) on Wednesday, Oct. 1, warned that aftershocks from the magnitude 6.9 earthquake that struck offshore northern Cebu on Sept. 30 may last for days or weeks. As of 10 a.m., Phivolcs recorded 848 aftershocks ranging from magnitude 1.4 to...
More members of the diplomatic community expressed their sympathies to the victims of the 6.9-magnitude earthquake that rocked Cebu province on Tuesday, Sept. 30. In separate posts on X (formerly Twitter), the ambassadors of Norway, France, and Germany sent their condolences to those affected by...
The magnitude 6.9 earthquake that struck Cebu on Sept. 30 may have been triggered by a fault in the epicentral area that had not generated a strong tremor in the past 400 years, the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) said. The tremor’s epicenter was traced 19 kilometers...
CEBU CITY – Cebu needs help. The provincial government of Cebu appealed for help following widespread devastation caused by a magnitude 6.9-earthquake late Tuesday night, Sept. 30. “So many destroyed houses here in Bogo. What we need from the private sector…We are asking for help…we need...
BACOLOD CITY – Four local government units (LGUs) in Negros Oriental and public schools in Siquijor suspended face-to-face classes on Wednesday, Oct. 1, after the magnitude-6.9 earthquake in neighboring Cebu province on Tuesday night, Sept. 30. According to the Office of Civil Defense...
The Philippine Red Cross (PRC) on Wednesday, October 1, issued an emergency appeal for donations and support after a magnitude 6.9 earthquake struck near Bogo City, Cebu, leaving families displaced, roads blocked, and hospitals in urgent need of assistance. The PRC stressed that its resources are...
The Office of the Vice President (OVP) announced on Wednesday, Oct. 1, that it will send help to the victims of the 6.9-magnitude earthquake that rocked Cebu province yesterday. Vice President Sara Duterte directed the OVP Satellite Office in Cebu for the immediate mobilization of resources to...
BACOLOD CITY – This highly-urbanized city conducted a rapid damage assessment on Wednesday, Oct. 1, following the 6.9-tremor in Cebu province that was also felt in Negros Island Region (NIR) on Tuesday night, Sept. 30. The team led by Dr. Laarni Pornan, head of the City Disaster Risk Reduction...
ILOILO CITY – The Iloilo Provincial Capitol and Iloilo City Hall were found to be safe following the late Tuesday evening 6.9-magnitude earthquake with an epicenter in Cebu province and felt in most of the Visayas. The Iloilo Provincial Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Office (PDRRMO) and...
The Philippine Red Cross (PRC) on Wednesday, October 1, announced that it has deployed medical and emergency response teams after a magnitude 6.9 earthquake struck near Bogo City, Cebu, on Tuesday night. PRC Chairman and CEO Richard J. Gordon said staff and volunteers were immediately mobilized to...
BACOLOD CITY - The Police Regional Office-Negros Island Region (PRO-NIR) is on full alert following the magnitude-6.9 earthquake that struck northern Cebu and also affected Negros Island on Tuesday night, Sept. 30. Police Brig. Gen. Arnold Thomas Ibay, PRO-NIR director, said that all police units...
