House Speaker Martin Romualdez on Thursday, July 28, said they are looking at the “best practices” of the disaster management and preparedness agencies in the United States (US) and Turkey as models for the establishment of the country’s own agency. President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. presides the...
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...
President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. made his way to Bangued, Abra, on Thursday, July 28, and led the situation briefing on the effects of the destructive 7.0-magnitude earthquake that jolted parts of Northern Luzon. President Ferdinand 'Bongbong' Marcos Jr. leads on July 28, the situation...
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...
ONE of the old houses damaged by the earthquake in Vigan City, Ilocos Sur. (Vigan City Cultural Affairs and Tourism Office) CEBU CITY – Lapu-Lapu City and Cebu City will send aid to the quake-hit Ilocos region. Cebu City Mayor Michael Rama said they will check their calamity fund and will conduct...
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...
Caritas Manila is appealing for donations for those affected by the magnitude 7 earthquake that hit Luzon, Wednesday. Photo Caritas Manila FB "Caritas Manila calls for donations to provide relief assistance to our brothers and sisters affected by the magnitude 7.3 earthquake," it said in a Facebook...
The powerful earthquake that rocked northern Luzon Wednesday, July 27 underscored the need for the immediate passage of the measure seeking to establish a Department of Disaster Resilience (DDR). Former President Rodrigo Duterte (standing) and Davao City 1st district. Paolo Duterte (Facebook) Thus,...
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...
BAGUIO CITY – A total of 1,729 families have been brought to evacuation areas, and 51 government buildings were damaged in Abra, the hardest-hit of a 7.0 magnitude earthquake which struck northern Philippines on Wednesday morning, July 27. DSWD Secretary Raffy Tulfo was seen visiting the...
THE Vigan City Cathedral sustained damage from the earthquake. (Vigan City Cultural Affairs and Tourism Office) The Heritage District in Vigan City, home to many old houses popular with tourists, is closed until further notice. The city government announced the closure of the tourist spot, where...
The Philippine National Police (PNP) has started mobilizing its personnel who will assist mostly in road-clearing operations in Northern Luzon. This, as several roads, particularly in Cordillera Administrative Region, were rendeered impassable due to landslides that were triggered by the 7.0...
