CEBU CITY – Officials here have sought assistance from the national government as Gov. Pamela Baricuatro led mayors in assessing the damage caused by the 6.9-magnitude earthquake that struck the northern city of Bogo Tuesday evening. Eighteen confirmed deaths were reported in Bogo City and San...
Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Secretary Rex Gatchalian directed its field offices, especially in Central Visayas (Region 7), to intensify coordination with the earthquake-affected local government units (LGUs) for the provision of resource augmentation. “Our disaster quick...
The province of Cebu is conducting relief operations following the magnitude-6.9 earthquake on Tuesday night. Gov. Pamela Baricuatro arrived in Bogo City, near the epicenter of the earyhquake, on Wednesday morning to establish a joint operations center. With her are food, medicine, and equipment...
The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) recorded more than 300 aftershocks within six hours following a 6.9-magnitude earthquake near Bogo City, Cebu on Tuesday evening, Sept. 30. As of 4 a.m. on Wednesday, Oct. 1, Phivolcs had recorded 379 aftershocks. Of these, 100 were...
The Department of Health (DOH) has mobilized personnel in areas affected by the magnitude 6.9 earthquake that struck Bogo City, Cebu on Sept. 30 to provide emergency medical assistance and support local authorities In a statement on Wednesday, Oct. 1, DOH said doctors, nurses, and staff from...
The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) lifted its tsunami warning at 1:20 a.m. Wednesday, Oct. 1, following a strong earthquake offshore of Cebu province. The magnitude 6.9 earthquake struck at 9:59 p.m. on Sept. 30, with an epicenter located 19 kilometers northeast of...
TACLOBAN CITY - Matag-ob, Leyte Mayor Bernandino Tacoy announced the suspension of classes on all levels on Wednesday, Oct. 1, due to the magnitude- 6.9 earthquake in Cebu on Tuesday night. “Classes on all levels in the Municipality of Matag-ob are suspended on Wednesday, Oct. 1, to give way for...
BACOLOD CITY - Classes in some schools in this highly-urbanized city and local government units in Negros Occidental were suspended on Wednesday, Oct. 1, following the 6.9-magnitude tremor that hit Bogo City, Cebu, and also affected the province on Tuesday night, Sept. 30. In a Facebook post, E.B....
Damages were reported in magnitude-6.9 earthquake that rocked Cebu province on Tuesday night, Sept. 30. One of those damaged was the centuries-old Archdiocesan Shrine of Santa Rosa de Lima Church in Daanbantayan, Cebu. A Facebook post by the Archdiocesan Shrine of Santa Rosa de Lima showed the...
A strong earthquake with a magnitude of 6.9 jolted Cebu and nearby provinces on Tuesday night, Sept. 30, the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) reported. In its Earthquake Information No. 2, Phivolcs said the tectonic quake struck at 9:59 p.m., with its epicenter traced...
ZAMBOANGA CITY – The Philippine National Police transferred the Sulu Provincial Police Office from the Police Regional Office-Bangsamoro Autonomous Region (PRO-BAR) to the Police Regional Office-9 (PRO-9) in a ceremony on Monday, Sept. 15, at the SPPO headquarters in Barangay Asturias, Jolo,...
The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) said a magnitude 4.9 earthquake struck Eastern Samar at 2:56 p.m. on Tuesday, Sept. 9. Phivolcs said the epicenter was located 12 kilometers northwest of General Macarthur, Eastern Samar, at a depth of 21 kilometers. The tremor was...
