The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) immediately activated the quick response teams of its field office in Bicol Region after a magnitude 6.0 earthquake shook the province of Masbate and neighboring areas on Thursday morning, Feb. 16. The DSWD also immediately coordinated with...
(PHIVOLCS) The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) has so far recorded 123 aftershocks following the magnitude 6.0 earthquake that struck Batuan, Masbate around 2:10 a.m. on Thursday, Feb. 16. As of 12 p.m., Phivolcs had detected 123 aftershocks, with magnitudes ranging...
(PHIVOLCS) A 5.0-magnitude earthquake jolted Masbate province on Wednesday afternoon, Feb. 15, based on the earthquake information issued by the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs). It was initially measured as a 4.5-magnitude earthquake but Phivolcs later updated it to...
There were no Filipino casualties in the 7.8-magnitude earthquake that also affected Syria last week, the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) said on Tuesday, Feb. 14. This aerial view shows residents, aided by heavy equipment, searching for victims and survivors amidst the rubble of collapsed...
A Filipina and her three children remained missing and unaccounted for under the rubble of their home that collapsed during a 7.8-magnitude earthquake that rocked southern Turkiye last week, the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) revealed on Tuesday, Feb. 14. Rescuers search for survivors in a...
The Philippine Embassy in Ankara, Turkiye on Tuesday, Feb. 14, visited a Filipino who was earlier rescued from the rubble of the 7.8-magnitude quake that hit the country, and provided financial assistance to help in her recovery. Filipino evacuees in Ankara, Turkiye (Photo courtesy of the...
There are now 64 Filipinos being sheltered in the Philippine Embassy in Ankara after the 7.8-magnitude earthquake and aftershocks that rocked Turkiye and Syria last week, the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) said on Monday, Feb. 13. Filipino evacuees in Ankara, Turkiye (Photo courtesy of the...
The Philippine Embassy in Turkiye on Saturday, Feb. 11, said four Filipino families were evacuated from the city of Gaziantep and they were brought to shelter in the Turkish capital of Ankara as the country suffers from the devastating impact of the 7.8-magnitude earthquake early last week....
The remains of overseas Filipino worker (OFW) Wilma Abulad Tezcan, who died in the 7.8-magnitude earthquake in Turkiye, will be brought to the Philippines, the Philippine Embassy in Turkiye said on Saturday, Feb. 11. Rescue workers look for survivors amid the rubble of a building in the rebel-held...
A Filipina earlier reported among the casualties of the 7.8-magnitude earthquake that hit Turkey and Syria earlier this week had been rescued and is alive, a representative of the Filipino community there said. Rescuers and civilians look for survivors under the rubble of collapsed buildings in...
The Philippine Embassy in Turkey on Thursday, Feb. 9, began its mission of bringing aid to affected Filipinos by the 7.8-magnitude earthquake that hit Turkey and Syria earlier this week. Rescuers search for survivors in a collapsed building in the city of Gaziantep, close to the earthquake’s...
(PHIVOLCS) A 5.1-magnitude earthquake jolted Camarines Norte on Tuesday evening, Feb. 7, based on the earthquake information issued by the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs). Phivolcs said the quake struck 15 kilometers northeast of Tinaga Island, Vinzons, Camarines Norte...