The European Union (EU) will provide €800,000 (approximately P54 million) in financial assistance to the victims of the recent typhoons and flood in the country, and expressed solidarity with the Philippines because of the devastation caused by the 6.9-magnitude earthquake in Cebu province this...
BACOLOD CITY – Several local government units (LGUs) in Negros Occidental have mobilized rescue and relief teams to assist communities in northern Cebu province devastated by the magnitude-6.9 earthquake on Sept. 30. The One Negros Response Team, backed by the provincial government, departed for...
More countries have conveyed their support and sympathy to the Philippines after the 6.9-magnitude earthquake that jolted Cebu last Tuesday night, Sept. 30. European Union (EU) Ambassador Massimo Santoro expressed that the EU stands in solidarity with the Philippines in the tragic quake, which has...
Singapore has extended both financial support and condolences to the Philippines following the 6.9-magnitude earthquake that struck northern Cebu late Tuesday night, killing at least 72 people and injuring more than 300. The Singapore Red Cross (SRC) on Friday said it will contribute SG$50,000...
The Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office (PCSO) announced on Friday, October 3, that it will deploy an Aid Caravan to deliver additional relief goods and transport vehicles to communities devastated by Typhoon “Opong” in Masbate and the 6.9-magnitude earthquake in Cebu. PCSO General Manager...
President Marcos said he would be asking the Congress to allocate additional funds intended to replenish the government’s quick response fund in the wake of calamities hitting the country. Marcos made the statement during a situation briefing held in Bogo City in the aftermath of the...
TACLOBAN CITY – The Police Regional Office-8 have sent personnel to Cebu province in response to the magnitude-6.9 earthquake on Sept. 30. A team was sent on Oct. 1 – a search-and-rescue dog with a handler and 17 personnel from the Regional Maritime Unit-8. Two days later on Oct. 3, 17...
The Philippine Red Cross (PRC) has opened its first medical tent at the Cebu Provincial Hospital in Bogo City and reported a surge in blood donations from Cebuanos after the devastating 6.9-magnitude earthquake struck Northern Cebu earlier this week. The facility, now fully operational, is...
The Department of Tourism (DOT) has repurposed Tourist Rest Areas (TRAs) in Cebu, originally built to serve travelers, as donation drop-off centers for communities affected by the 6.9-magnitude earthquake on Sept. 30. DOT Secretary Christina Garcia-Frasco joined President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr....
The Philippine Red Cross (PRC) on Thursday, October 2, announced that it is mobilizing family tents and emergency supplies for thousands of families displaced by the powerful 6.9-magnitude earthquake in Northern Cebu, following a direct call from President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. The quake, which...
President Marcos has made an assurance that power supply in the entire Bogo City in Cebu will be restored by the end of Thursday, Oct. 2. Marcos announced this on Thursday during his visit in the city after the 6.9 magnitude earthquake that jolted Cebu on Tuesday night. He said the Department of...
Vice President Sara Duterte on Wednesday, Oct. 2, extended sympathies to the families of earthquake victims in Cebu, as she personally visited towns struck by the magnitude 6.9 tremor that left dozens dead and thousands displaced. “Pinapaabot namin yung pakikiramay namin sa mga pamilya nung mga...
