Rescuers work through the rubble of a collapsed building following Friday's earthquake in Naypyitaw, Myanmar, Tuesday, April 1, 2025. (AP Photo) BANGKOK (AP) — Rescue workers saved a 63-year-old woman from the rubble of a building in Myanmar's capital on Tuesday, but hope was fading...
The second batch of the Philippine Inter-Agency Humanitarian Contingent (PIAHC) gathers for a briefing at the Villamor Air Base in Pasay City on April 2, 2025 before departing for the quake-hit Myanmar in support of the country’s humanitarian assistance and assister relief operations. (Photo:...
The Philippine Embassy in Yangon, Myanmar said on Wednesday, April 2, that it has no information yet on the four missing Filipinos who were at the building that collapsed during the 7.7-magnitude earthquake that rocked the country late last week. A local man drives a motorcycle past damaged...
A rescuer works through the rubble of a collapsed building following Friday's earthquake in Naypyitaw, Myanmar, Tuesday, April 1, 2025. (AP Photo) BANGKOK (AP) — Rescue workers saved a 63-year-old woman from the rubble of a building in Myanmar's capital Tuesday, but hope was fading of...
Tingog Party-list Rep. Jude Acidre (PPAB) The chairman of the House Committee on Overseas Workers Affairs has confirmed ongoing coordination with relevant local agencies to look after the welfare of Filipinos affected by the recent...
Rescuers make their way in from the top of debris to look for survivors from an under-construction high-rise building that collapsed after an earthquake in Bangkok, Thailand, Monday, March, 31, 2025. (AP Photo/Manish Swarup) BANGKOK (AP) — Thai authorities said Monday they are investigating...
Surigao del Sur 1st district Rep. Romeo Momo Sr. (Rep. Momo's office) The devastation caused by the 7.7-magnitude earthquake last week in Myanmar and Thailand shows that the proposed Philippine Building Act (PBA) is an urgent piece of...
Senate President Francis “Chiz” Escudero on Monday, March 31 urged the Philippine missions to account for all Filipinos in earthquake-hit Myanmar and Thailand and ensure that all possible help is extended to them. Escudero said it is imperative for the Philippine embassies in Yangon and...
Damaged pagodas are seen after an earthquake, Friday, March 28, 2025 in Naypyitaw, Myanmar. (AP Photo/Aung Shine Oo) Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) Director Teresito Bacolcol said the country remains highly vulnerable to powerful earthquakes, including tremors...
As part of disaster preparedness efforts, Malacañang has called on local government units (LGUs) to ensure that buildings comply with safety standards following the 7.7-magnitude earthquake in Myanmar that left over 1,600 people dead and four Filipinos unaccounted for . RTVM/Myo Kyaw Soe photos...
Rescuers work at the site of the Sky Villa Condo that collapsed In Friday's earthquake in Mandalay, Myanmar, Sunday, March 30, 2025. (AP Photo/Thein Zaw) BANGKOK (AP) — The death toll from the earthquake that hit Myanmar has risen to more than 1,700 as more bodies have been pulled...
The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) on Monday, March 31, said that Filipinos in Myanmar may request for repatriation after the massive 7.7-magnitude earthquake that rocked neighbors Myanmar and Thailand. A local man drives a motorcycle past damaged buildings in the aftermath of an earthquake in...
