Recognizing that calamities like the 7-magnitude earthquake will likely happen again, President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. is pushing for the passage of a measure that will create the Department of Disaster Resilience. President Ferdinand 'Bongbong' Marcos Jr. (Screengrab from RTVM) Hours...
CITY government employees leave the San Fernando City, La Union City Hall for safety after the earthquake struck. (SFLU FB page) SAN FERNANDO CITY, La Union (PNA) – Gov. Raphaelle Veronica Ortega-David suspended work in government offices and classes in schools following the magnitude 7...
THE body of construction worker Aron Cul-iteng is loaded into an ambulance after his remains were recovered in a building that collapsed in La Trinidad, Benguet. BAGUIO CITY – Three persons died in the Cordillera Administrative Region from the magnitude-7 earthquake Wednesday, July 27. Eight...
The Vigan Cathedral in Ilocos Sur will be temporarily closed to the public. Photo Vigan Cathedral FB The Cathedral announced its temporary closure Wednesday,July 27,following the magnitude 7 earthquake that hit different parts of Luzon. The temblor damaged several churches including Vigan...
Despite the death toll rising to four, President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. is not keen on declaring a state of calamity due to the magnitude-7 earthquake that struck Luzon provinces early Wednesday morning, July 27. Big rocks block the road in Benguet after a 7.0-magnitude earthquake struck...
At least four people died while more than 60 others were injured when a magnitude 7.0 earthquake jolted the northern parts of Luzon on Wednesday morning, July 27, Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) Secretary Benjamin ‘Benhur’ Abalos Jr. said. Quoting reports from the local...
The National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (NDRRMC) instructed regional DRRM offices in Cordillera Administrative Region (CAR), Ilocos (Region 1), Cagayan Valley (Region 2), Central Luzon (Region 3), and National Capital Region (NCR) to conduct rapid damage assessment in areas...
Continuous suspension as well as the resumption of classes and work will be up to the local government units (LGUs), the Department of Education (DepEd) announced on Wednesday, July 27. (DepEd / Manila Bulletin) DepEd made the statement after a strong 7.0-magnitude earthquake shook parts of Luzon,...
President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. said that he decided to postpone his visit to the areas in Northern Luzon hit by an earthquake to allow the different local government units (LGUs) and agencies to carry on with their jobs without unnecessary disturbance. President Ferdinand 'Bongbong'...
The aftermath of the 7.0-magnitude earthquake that hit Northern Philippines in the morning of Wednesday, July 27, left several national and local roads impassable in the province, Benguet Rep. Eric Go Yap said on Wednesday, July 27. Big rocks block the road in Benguet after a 7.0-magnitude...
VIGAN CITY, Ilocos Sur – Several old houses, churches, and vehicles here were damaged or destroyed in the magnitude-7 earthquake Wednesday, July 27. THE Quema ancestral house in Vigan City sustains damage from the earthquake. (Contributed photo by Police Col. Manuel Bringas) “May mga old houses...
The University of the Philippines Baguio (UPB) on Wednesday, July 27, announced a suspension of work and classes on its campus after a magnitude 7 earthquake struck parts of Luzon. (UNIVERSITY OF THE PHILIPPINES BAGUIO) In a Facebook post by UPB, it advised everyone who is on campus to keep in mind...
