If an earthquake like the one that hit Turkiye and Syria suffered last week should strike the Philippines, is the government prepared to respond? This is the question that House Speaker Martin Romualdez intends to answer as he plans to summon all disaster agencies and first responder units to find...
Senator Francis "Tol” N. Tolentino on Tuesday, February 14, proposed a renewal system of every five or seven years of occupancy permit for buildings instead of 15 years and to subject the building for thorough inspection by building officials of local government units (LGUs). During today’s...
The House of Representatives--through the Philippine Red Cross (PRC)--haa donated an additional P10 million in humanitarian aid to the thousands of earthquake victims in Turkey. House Speaker Martin Romualdez (7th from right) leads the turnover of P10 million to the Turkey earthquake victims via...
House Resolution (HR) No. 763, which expressed the lower chamber's utmost compassion and deepest sympathies over the tens and thousands of lives lost in the recent earthquake that struck Turkey and northwestern Syria, has been adopted by congressmen. MANILA BULLETIN FILE PHOTO This took place...
True to its word, the House of Representatives turned over a humble donation of $100,000 in financial assistance to the earthquake-stricken people of Turkey on Monday afternoon, Feb. 13. House Speaker Martin Romualdez (4th from right) hands over the $100,000 financial assistance to Turkey...
Women’s group Gabriela on Monday afternoon, Feb. 13 has joined the global call for the urgent provision of “support and aid” to individuals affected by the destructive Turkiye-Syria earthquake. This aerial view shows collapsed buildings during the ongoing rescue operation in Kahramanmaras,...
The Philippine National Police (PNP) is planning to send its own contingent to help in the ongoing search and rescue and other disaster response in Turkiye and Syria which were both jolted by a 7.8 magnitude quake. PNP chief Gen. Rodolfo Azurin, Jr. said the initial assessment they made revealed...
People mourn by their relative's coffin during the funeral of Cypriot students killed in an earthquake that hit Türkiye, in the eastern city of Famagusta, in the breakaway Turkish Cypriot statelet of northern Cyprus, on February 11, 2023. Birol BEBEK / AFP KAHRAMANMARAS, Türkiye -- Rescuers...
Senator Francis Tolentino on Sunday, February 12 reiterated his call for a review of the country’s National Building Code in anticipation of the so-called the ‘The Big One’ amid the deadly earthquake that recently hit Turkey and Syria. Tolentino said that strengthening the existing provisions...
More than 50 Filipinos were evacuated to shelter in Ankara, Turkiye following the devastating 7.8-magnitude earthquake. Filipino evacuees in Ankara, Turkiye (Photo courtesy of the Philippine Embassy in Turkiye) Foreign Affairs Spokesperson Ma. Teresita Daza said 53 Filipinos, including their...
House Speaker Martin Romualdez has never forgotten his debt of gratitude to the good people of Turkey when typhoon "Yolanda" (Haiyan) struck his province of Leyte nearly a decade ago. House Speaker Martin Romualdez (Speaker’s office) As such, the House of Representatives, through the Speaker’s...
This aerial view shows collapsed buildings during the ongoing rescue operation in Kahramanmaras, the epicentre of the first 7.8-magnitude tremor five days ago, in southeastern Türkiye, on February 10, 2023. OZAN KOSE / AFP ISTANBUL, Türkiye -- Turkish police have detained 12 people over...
