(PHIVOLCS) The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) has recorded a 4.0-magnitude earthquake in Quezon province on Wednesday noon, August 3. Phivolcs said the quake struck 14 kilometers northeast of Alabat, Quezon at 12:38 p.m., with a depth of 1 kilometer. It was felt at...
(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 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...
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...
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...
(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...
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...
(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)...
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...
