(PHIVOLCS) The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) has so far recorded 1,459 aftershocks following the magnitude 7.0 earthquake in Tayum, Abra on July 27. As of 6 p.m., Sunday, July 30, Phivolcs had detected 1,459 aftershocks, with magnitudes ranging from 1.4 to 5.0. Of...
The Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office (PCSO) sent a brand new ambulance to Abra less than 24 hours after a magnitude 7.0 earthquake struck the province. Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office (FACEBOOK) According to PCSO, this was in response to La Paz, Abra Mayor Joseph Bernos's plea to...
(DSWD) As part of its continuing relief operations, the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD)—through its field office in the Cordillera Administrative Region (CAR)—has airlifted and delivered family food packs to the earthquake-affected families living in remote communities of...
(MANILA BULLETIN) The Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) advised those in northern Luzon to stay vigilant against possible landslides triggered by the rains of the southwest monsoon or “habagat” in the next few days. As early as Saturday, July...
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...
Over 2,000 personnel of the Bureau of Fire Protection (BFP), including medical doctors, were dispatched to the earthquake-hit Cordillera Administrative Region (CAR) to provide the necessary assistance to the region’s distressed areas. BFP chief Director Louie Puracan said at least 25 fire trucks...
A day after President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. backed the passage of a bill creating the Department of Disaster Resilience (DDR), he backpedaled and instead agreed with his sister's idea to merely create a disaster resilience body under the Office of the President (OP). President Ferdinand...
PRESIDENT Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. visits injured victims of the earthquake in a hospital in Bangued, Abra Thursday, July 28. (PRO-Cordillera photo) BANGUED, Abra – President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. visited this province today, Thursday, July 28, to check the situation a day after a...
PEOPLE in Abra spend the night in makeshift shelters out of fear from aftershocks following the earthquake Wednesday, July 27. (Photo courtesy of PIA-Abra) BAGUIO CITY – A total of 7,691 families or 36,972 individuals were affected by the magnitude-7 earthquake Wednesday, July 27, in six...
Party-list lawmakers have mobilized their local volunteer networks and partners in areas hit by the 7.0-magnitude earthquake to bring aid as they also called on the lower House and government agencies to pass measures that would help the victims get back on their feet. A man takes a photo of a...
The number of aftershocks following the destructive magnitude 7.0 quake on Wednesday, July 27, has climbed to 849, said state seismologists on Thursday morning, July 27. Of the 849 aftershocks as of 1 p.m., 188 were plotted while 24 were felt, said the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and...
