VIENNA, Austria — The Philippines is seeking emergency assistance from the United Nations’ nuclear watchdog to re-evaluate potential atomic power sites after the powerful 7.8 magnitude earthquake devastated parts of Mindanao, damaging local communities and regional power infrastructure. Heanu...
While earthquakes cannot be predicted the same way as typhoons, House Speaker Faustino "Bojie" Dy III said the country 's local government units (LGU) can still reduce risks in their jurisdictions through proper planning and hazard mapping. Dy, who flew to General Santos City in South Cotabato...
At least 14 road sections and bridges that were damaged by the magnitude 7.8 earthquake that hit the southern portion of Mindanao are now passable to motorists, the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) said on Sunday, June 14. DPWH Secretary Vince Dizon said several road sections, bridges...
' Senator Joel Villanueva announced on Sunday, June 14 that he would attend a special session to be called by President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos, Jr. In a video message aired during the Jesus is Lord (JIL) Church 's Sunday service, Villanueva acknowledged that the...
Responders from the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) and Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) intensified efforts to reach isolated communities in Sarangani and Davao Occidental as the death toll from the magnitude 7.8 earthquake that struck Maasim, Sarangani reached 61 while damage to infrastructure...
DAVAO CITY – Amid challenges to access in earthquake-hit areas, all isolated barangays in the provinces of Davao Occidental and Sarangani have already received relief aid, according to government agencies. In the first few days after the magnitude-7.8 earthquake struck, relief aid and emergency...
DAVAO CITY – The provincial government of Cotabato delivered on Saturday, June 13, emergency relief aid to earthquake-hit areas in Davao Occidental, General Santos City, Sarangani, and South Cotabato. Provincial Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Office chief Abril Espadera said the...
Parañaque City 2nd district Rep. Brian Raymund Yamsuan has welcomed Department of Education (DepEd) Secretary Sonny Angara 's directive for the conduct of structural inspections on schools affected by the magnitude 7.8 earthquake that recently struck Mindanao. The June 8 earthquake damaged...
Forty-two volunteers were safely rescued after a yacht carrying them and the relief supplies caught fire while on its way to deliver aid to earthquake-hit communities in Southern Mindanao on Friday. Video footage posted on the official social media page of the Adventists Southern Asia-Pacific...
ZAMBOANGA CITY – The Zamboanga City government deployed the City Disaster Risk Reduction Management Office to General Santos City to assist in earthquake rescue and rehabilitation efforts. Mayor Khymer Olaso attended the send-off ceremony for the 13-man contingent together with city councilors....
The relief distribution to communities affected by the magnitude 7.8 earthquake in Southern Mindanao has been slower than expected but is now gaining pace as local governments recover and access routes are cleared, the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) said on Friday, June 12. ...
Senator Robinhood Padilla on Friday, June 12 renewed his push for the passage of Senate Bill No. 617 or the proposed Reserve Officers’ Training Corps (ROTC) Act, as the nation commemorates the 128th Philippine Independence Day. Padilla said the recent 7.8-magnitude earthquake that hit Mindanao...
