The tally of damaged schools following the destructive 7.0-magnitude northwestern Luzon quake has now breached 200, the Department of Education (DepEd) reported on Friday, July 29. (DepEd / Dugong Elementary School) Further assessment showed that there were 226 damaged and 9,539 affected schools...
As part of its goal to quickly deliver humanitarian services and help alleviate the suffering of Filipinos in need, the Philippine Red Cross intensified its efforts to aid affected individuals following the destructive magnitude 7.0 earthquake on July 27. The epicenter of the quake was traced three...
Parishes under the Archdiocese of Manila will conduct a second collection in all Masses this Sunday, July 31, for the victims of the recent earthquake. Photo RCAM FB "In solidarity with the earthquake victims, let us offer our prayers for them and let’s have second collection this coming Sunday...
The national government must enforce a price freeze on essential goods in areas declared to be under a state of calamity in the wake of the magnitude 7 earthquake that shook northern Luzon on Wednesday. (Eduardo Soares/ Unsplash) Thus, said Pinuno Party-list Rep. Howard Guintu who cited a provision...
Senator Imee Marcos has refiled a bill seeking an upgrade to the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (NDRRMC), with enhanced powers under the Office of the President (OP) and a more significant budget, instead of creating a full-scale department. Marcos, elder sister of...
RELIEF goods bound for quake-hit Abra are loaded into a helicopter in Camp Aquino, Tarlac City. (Photos courtesy of Lt. Col. Tabutol Sr. via Liz Inigo) CAMP AQUINO, Tarlac City – The Armed Forces Northern Luzon Command (Nolcom) is expediting the delivery of aid to quake-affected communities in...
Gabriela Women’s Party-list Rep. Arlene Brosas has promised to push for increased financial subsidies for victims of natural disasters in the 2023 annual budget. (Photo from Gabriela Women's Party-list Facebook) “In the upcoming budget deliberations, we will definitely push for more budget for...
ILOCOS SUR -- Around 20 tourist attractions and establishments in Bantay town and Vigan City here were found to have sustained minor to major damages during the magnitude 7 earthquake on Wednesday, July 27. Ancestral house in Vigan City sustained damages from the earthquake. (Contributed photo by...
BAUKO, Mt. Province – A 59-year old man was unearthed from a landslide in Sitio Boga, Monamon Sur in this town on Thursday morning, July 28, in what could be the first recorded death in Cordillera region after a magnitude 7 earthquake hit northern Luzon on Wednesday, July 27. Photo Courtesy...
DOH The Department of Health (DOH) said more than 50 health facilities were damaged due to the magnitude 7.0 earthquake that recently hit the province of Abra and other areas. The damaged facilities include eight hospitals, 28 rural health units, and 18 barangay health stations, said DOH...
DAGUPAN CITY -- One person was reported dead and 39 were injured in Ilocos region after the magnitude 7 earthquake that hit Northern Luzon on Wednesday morning, July 27, according to authorities. Photo from PNP The Ilocos Sur Police Provincial Office said the lone casualty was from Sitio Baudan,...
Vigan City, Ilocos Sur Mayor Jose “Bonito” Singson Jr. has ordered private establishments to check and ensure the structural integrity of their buildings following the magnitude-7 earthquake Wednesday, July 27. Singson, in Executive Order No. 7, Series of 2022, issued Wednesday, said there is a...
