The Department of Education (DepEd) and local government units (LGUs) are ramping up coordinated, community-driven efforts to accelerate education recovery following recent disasters that have affected around 5,000 schools nationwide. In a statement issued Thursday, October 23, DepEd Secretary...
The local government of Pasig has provided a total of P7.5 million in financial assistance to several provinces affected by recent earthquakes and Typhoons Nando and Opong. Since early October, the city has been distributing aid after a 6.9-magnitude earthquake struck Bogo City and the Province of...
DAVAO CITY – The 21st Davao City Council approved on Tuesday, Oct. 21, an ordinance under suspended rules authorizing acting Davao City Mayor Sebastian Duterte to utilize a portion of the city’s Quick Response Fund as financial aid to areas in Cebu recently struck by a magnitude-6.9 earthquake....
DAVAO CITY – The Provincial Health Office of Davao Oriental and the Health Emergency Operations Center have ramped up water, sanitation, and hygiene (Wash) operations to ensure safe water and sanitation in earthquake-hit areas. Provincial Health Officer Dr. Reden Bersaldo underscored the...
Authorities on Wednesday, Oct. 22, confirmed one more fatality from the doublet earthquakes that shook Manay, Davao Oriental two weeks ago, bringing the death toll to 10. A report from the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (NDRRMC) revealed that all 10 fatalities were recorded...
The San Juan City government has allocated P1,000,000 as financial aid for the province of Davao Oriental after powerful earthquakes rocked the region earlier in October, San Juan City Mayor Francis Zamora said on Tuesday, Oct. 21. According to Zamora, the aid was made possible through its City...
Stressing disaster preparedness must start in the community, Manila Mayor Francisco "Isko Moreno" Domagoso tasked the chairmen of the city 's 100 zones to come up with their respective community-based preparedness plans and hold regular disaster preparedness exercises to ensure the safety of...
BACOLOD CITY – The Police Regional Office-Negros Island Region (PRO-NIR) extended assistance to people affected by the Sept. 30 earthquake in northern Cebu province, particularly Bogo City. A 10-man team led by Police Capt. Everly Canto, chief of the Community Affairs Section, turned over relief...
CEBU CITY – Less than a month after it was badly damaged by a massive magnitude-6.9 earthquake, the Bogo City Provincial Hospital is now capable again of handling emergencies and surgeries. ZLREJ Construction has completed and turned over the repaired Emergency Room (ER) and Operating Room (OR)...
The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) reported a magnitude 5.7 aftershock offshore of Davao Oriental at 7:35 p.m. on Monday, Oct. 20. According to Phivolcs, the tremor was recorded 103 kilometers southeast of Manay, Davao Oriental, at a depth of 10 kilometers. The agency...
DAVAO CITY – A homegrown business process outsourcing firm has delivered toys over the weekend for children in the coastal town of Manay in Davao Oriental province, the epicenter of the recent twin earthquakes Wawee Liwanag, training and operations head of GlobalTalk BPO, said that toys could...
More than 150,000 individuals participated in a city-wide earthquake drill in Marikina City on Monday, Oct. 20, to ensure the city government and the public 's readiness during disasters, particularly the long-anticipated magnitude 7.2 quake that may hit Metro Manila anytime, dubbed as "The...
