ISTANBUL, Turkey - The death toll from a massive earthquake that struck Turkey and Syria rose above 11,200 on Wednesday as rescuers raced to save survivors trapped under debris in the winter cold. Officials and medics said 8,574 people had died in Turkey and 2,662 in Syria from Monday's...
Several Filipinos are missing and their situation still undetermined after a magnitude 7.8 earthquake in Türkiye leveled residential buildings across 10 provinces and left thousands of people dead. Based on information relayed by Filipino community leaders there in separate interviews with...
In the wake of the deadly 7.8-magnitude earthquake that hit Türkiye and its neighboring country, Syria, the Philippine Red Cross (PRC) said that it is reviewing its disaster preparedness protocol in case the same disaster happens in the country. Courtesy of Philippine Red Cross In a statement on...
The inter-agency response team headed to Turkey to assist in conducting search and rescue operations brought with them relief aid to alleviate the suffering of the victims of the magnitude 7.8. earthquake. Photo by Mark Balmores / MANILA BULLETIN The 85-man team was scheduled to depart Terminal 3...
The Turkish Embassy in Manila has expressed its appreciation of the Philippine government after President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. offered assistance in the search and rescue of those affected by a destructive 7.8-magnitude earthquake that jolted Türkiye and its neighboring Syria....
The Philippine Embassy in Türkiye said it has been receiving calls from distressed Filipinos across the country after it was struck by a destructive magnitude 7.8 earthquake. In a statement on Tuesday night, it said will “act swiftly on all confirmed reports” amid the many “varying level of...
(PHIVOLCS) A 5.1-magnitude earthquake jolted Camarines Norte on Tuesday evening, Feb. 7, based on the earthquake information issued by the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs). Phivolcs said the quake struck 15 kilometers northeast of Tinaga Island, Vinzons, Camarines Norte...
The Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) mobilized a 33-man response team that will be deployed to assist in search and rescue (SAR) operations in Turkey following a magnitude 7.8 earthquake that struck there on Monday, Feb. 6. General Andres Centino, Chief of Staff of the Armed Forces of the...
An 85-man team will leave for Turkey on Wednesday, Feb. 8, to bring assistance to those heavily affected by the strong earthquake in the foreign country. Rescue workers and volunteers search for survivors in the rubble of a collapsed building, in Sanliurfa, Turkey, on February 6, 2023, after a...
The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) is continuously coordinating with the Philippine embassies in Türkiye and Syria to check on the condition of the Filipinos there after a destructive earthquake left thousands of people dead in the two countries. As of Tuesday, Feb. 7, DFA said no Filipinos...
The Office of Civil Defense (OCD) is preparing for the possible deployment of emergency teams that will help in search and rescue (SAR) operations in Turkey following a magnitude 7.8 earthquake that struck Monday, Feb. 6. Rescue workers and volunteers search for survivors in the rubble of a...
Hatay, Turkey- Rescuers in Turkey and Syria braved frigid weather, aftershocks and collapsing buildings Tuesday, as they dug for survivors buried by an earthquake that killed more than 5,000 people. Disaster agencies said several thousand buildings were flattened in cities across a vast border...
