President Marcos announced that the Office of the President (OP) has allocated P158-million financial assistance to local governments affected by the 7.4-magnitude earthquake that struck Davao Oriental last week. According to Malacañang, P50 million will be given to the province of Davao Oriental...
BACOLOD CITY – This highly-urbanized city and two local government units (LGUs) in Negros Occidental suspended classes on all levels on Monday, Oct. 13, after a magnitude-5.8 aftershock rocked Bogo City, Cebu before dawn. Mayor Greg Gasataya announced the class suspension after a meeting with the...
Visiting Croatian Foreign Minister Gordan Grlić Radman announced on Monday, Oct. 13, his government’s decision to donate 100,000 euros (approximately P6.76 million) for the Philippine government’s response to the multiple earthquakes that hit the country in recent weeks. The official, who...
DAVAO CITY – The magnitude-7.4 earthquake that hit the coastal town of Manay in Davao Oriental province on Oct. 11 was one of the strongest to hit Mindanao in the last decade. But it was not the first destructive tremor to ravage the municipality and Mindanao. The Philippine Institute of...
Senator Sherwin Gatchalian on Monday, October 13, urged schools and other educational institutions to take advantage of the two-day class suspension and conduct a full inspection and disinfection of classrooms and facilities. Gatchalian, chairman of the Senate Committee on Finance, made the call...
The Office of Civil Defense (OCD) said that the magnitude 5.8 earthquake that struck northern Cebu in the wee hours of Monday, Oct. 13, caused power outages and minor landslides, as well as triggered panic for worried and weary residents. OCD Deputy Administrator for Administration Assistant...
Around half a million individuals have already been affected by the doublet earthquakes that struck Davao Oriental and nearby provinces last week, the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (NDRRMC) reported on Monday, Oct. 13. Relatedly, the Office of Civil Defense (OCD) urged the...
With back-to-back earthquakes shaking the country in the past 10 days, who in their right mind would now gamble their backyards and communities on hosting nuclear power facilities? This is the ironic cherry on top: the President just signed a nuclear safety regulation law that breezed through the...
DAVAO CITY – Sen. Christopher “Bong” Go urged the national government to channel its resources toward helping victims of recent natural disasters instead of wasting public funds on alleged ghost projects and flood control programs being milked by a few. Go said Sunday, Oct. 12, that he...
DAVAO CITY – A college here assured the public that they have effectively and safely managed the chemical spill reported in one of its laboratory rooms at the main campus following the magnitude-7.4 earthquake on Oct. 10. The San Pedro College said in an official statement over the weekend that...
BACOLOD CITY – This highly-urbanized city has allocated P3 million in assistance for victims of the recent magnitude-6.9 earthquake in northern Cebu province. The City Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (CDRRMC) approved P3 million to aid the local government units (LGUs) in Cebu...
All parishes and Catholic schools in Davao Oriental were ordered to stop using their churches and buildings until authorities declare them structurally safe following the magnitude-7.4 and 6.8 earthquakes that struck Oct. 10. In a circular issued Saturday, Bishop Abel Apigo of Mati said safety is...
