(PHIVOLCS / WEBSITE) The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) has recorded a 5.6-magnitude earthquake in Davao Oriental province early Wednesday morning, August 3. Phivolcs said the quake struck 51 kilometers southeast of Manay, Davao Oriental at 3:19 a.m., with a depth of...
The humanitarian sectors of the United Nations (UN) in the Philippines pledged to aid the national government in providing humanitarian aid and relief to the victims of the 7.0 magnitude earthquake that hit Abra and other parts of Northern Luzon on July 27. Photo from Abra Provincial Government FB...
The rehabilitation and reconstruction of the schools damaged by the 7.0-magnitude earthquake will cost P1.706 billion, said the Department of Education (DepEd). (Photo courtesy of Dugong Elementary School) DepEd’s data as of Aug. 1 showed that there were 495 schools affected by the destructive...
There is a move in the House of Representatives to establish fully-equipped, fully-operational evacuation centers nationwide following the magnitude 7 earthquake that displaced over 33,000 people in northern Luzon. Camarines Sur 2nd district Rep. LRay Villafuerte (Facebook) Camarines Sur 2nd...
The Department of Education’s (DepEd) immediate solution for the urgent need to provide a "safe space for teachers and students" following the destructive magnitude 7.0 northwestern Luzon quake is by building and looking for temporary learning spaces. Aftermath of the magnitude 7.0 earthquake...
BAGUIO CITY – A total of 2,844 individuals belonging to 894 families have remained in various evacuation centers since the magnitude-7 earthquake struck northern Luzon. In a report released by the Department of Health-Cordillera on August 1, out of the total number, 674 families or 2,009...
Saying her office is “always with the people,” Vice President Sara Duterte has started relief operations for areas affected by the 7.0-magnitude earthquake in Abra. OVP’s relief operations for earthquake victims in Abra. (Photo from VP Sara Duterte’s Facebook page) Her spokesman Reynold...
(DSWD) At least P25 worth of assistance has been provided to more than 100,000 families or 389,046 persons affected by the 7.0-magnitude quake on July 27, said the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD). As of August 1, DSWD has provided P21.9 million worth of assistance, while local...
The Government of Japan, through the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA), delivered emergency disaster relief goods to the Philippines on Tuesday, August 2, in the aftermath of the magnitude 7.0 earthquake in Northern Luzon. (Photo courtesy of Japan Embassy) Aiming to support the current...
(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....
