(PHIVOLCS / TWITTER) The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) has so far recorded 2,286 aftershocks following the magnitude 7.0 earthquake that struck Tayum, Abra on July 27. As of 9 a.m., Tuesday, August 2, Phivolcs had detected 2,286 aftershocks, with magnitudes ranging...
To alleviate the stress brought by a magnitude 7.0 earthquake in Abra on July 27, the Philippine Red Cross (PRC) provided psychological first aid (PFA) to over 700 individuals in Abra and Ilocos Sur, 216 of them are children. (PHILIPPINE RED CROSS) According to PRC, PFA is being given by trained...
The Philippine National Police (PNP) said Monday, August 1, that it will assist the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) in the implementation of a price freeze for basic commodities in Abra province after it was rocked by a magnitude 7.0 earthquake and placed under a state of calamity last week....
The Social Security System (SSS) on Monday, Aug. 1, announced that it will grant a Calamity Assistance Package to members and pensioners in areas declared under a state of calamity by the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council. Social Security System (FACEBOOK) This is in light of...
Saying that the Philippines has long been using an "obsolete law", Bulacan 6th district Rep. Salvador Pleyto Sr. has called for the repeal of the National Building Code. Buildings in Makati City. (Alexes Gerard/ Unsplash) Pleyto's call is embodied in House Bill (HB) 1180, titled the “New...
After surveying the damage in Abra due to a 7.0 magnitude earthquake that occurred last July 27, President Ferdinand Marcos, Jr. issued a four-point directive to concerned government agencies: first, provide immediate needs of food, shelter and water; second, expedite the clearing of roads and...
(PHIVOLCS) A 4.7-magnitude earthquake jolted Ilocos Sur at around 1:49 p.m., Sunday, July 31, said the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs). It said the tremor was an aftershock of the 7.0-magnitude earthquake that struck Tayum, Abra on July 27. Phivolcs traced the...
Senator Juan Edgardo “Sonny” Angara on Sunday, July 31, called for the inspection and restoration of historical sites and structures damaged by the 7.0-magnitude earthquake that hit northern Philippines last week. Senator Sonny Angara (Senate of the Philippines / FILE PHOTO / MANILA BULLETIN)...
A fundraising project has been launched for the rehabilitation of Vigan Cathedral in Ilocos Sur. Photo Vigan Cathedral FB Dubbed as "Simbahan ko, mahal ko," the Vigan Cathedral posted about the project Sunday, July 31 on Facebook. "You may drop your donations at the parish office, or send your cash...
In response to a magnitude 7.0 earthquake that struck Abra on July 27 which resulted in damage to properties, the Philippine Red Cross (PRC) said that it has intensified its assistance to the distressed people in communities. (PHILIPPINE RED CROSS) The PRC sent food items to 24 families in Suyo,...
(DSWD / TWITTER) The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) continued to augment the resources of local government units (LGUs) to help assist families affected by the 7.0-magnitude earthquake on July 27. As of July 31, at least P11.2 million worth of humanitarian assistance was...
Chinese President Xi Jinping conveyed sympathy to his Filipino counterpart President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. over the devastating magnitude-7.0 earthquake that struck Luzon last July 27. Chinese President Xi Jinping and presumptive Philippine president Ferdinand Marcos Jr. (File Photos) In...