The Philippine Red Cross (PRC) has distributed 201,427 liters of water to 2,212 families in Abra and Ilocos Sur to aid the communities' need for adequate water supply after a magnitude 7.0 earthquake hit Abra on July 27. (PHILIPPINE RED CROSS) This was based on PRC's record as of Aug. 2. The...
Top executives of Pag-IBIG Fund announced on Monday (August 01) that the agency has initially allocated ₱3 billion in calamity loan funds for members in calamity-stricken areas, including those affected by the strong earthquake that hit North Luzon. “Pag-IBIG Fund has allocated calamity loan...
The humanitarian sectors of the United Nations (UN) in the Philippines pledged to aid the national government in providing humanitarian aid and relief to the victims of the 7.0 magnitude earthquake that hit Abra and other parts of Northern Luzon on July 27. Photo from Abra Provincial Government FB...
BAGUIO CITY – A total of 2,844 individuals belonging to 894 families have remained in various evacuation centers since the magnitude-7 earthquake struck northern Luzon. In a report released by the Department of Health-Cordillera on August 1, out of the total number, 674 families or 2,009...
Saying her office is “always with the people,” Vice President Sara Duterte has started relief operations for areas affected by the 7.0-magnitude earthquake in Abra. OVP’s relief operations for earthquake victims in Abra. (Photo from VP Sara Duterte’s Facebook page) Her spokesman Reynold...
(DSWD) At least P25 worth of assistance has been provided to more than 100,000 families or 389,046 persons affected by the 7.0-magnitude quake on July 27, said the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD). As of August 1, DSWD has provided P21.9 million worth of assistance, while local...
To alleviate the stress brought by a magnitude 7.0 earthquake in Abra on July 27, the Philippine Red Cross (PRC) provided psychological first aid (PFA) to over 700 individuals in Abra and Ilocos Sur, 216 of them are children. (PHILIPPINE RED CROSS) According to PRC, PFA is being given by trained...
The Philippine National Police (PNP) said Monday, August 1, that it will assist the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) in the implementation of a price freeze for basic commodities in Abra province after it was rocked by a magnitude 7.0 earthquake and placed under a state of calamity last week....
The Social Security System (SSS) on Monday, Aug. 1, announced that it will grant a Calamity Assistance Package to members and pensioners in areas declared under a state of calamity by the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council. Social Security System (FACEBOOK) This is in light of...
After surveying the damage in Abra due to a 7.0 magnitude earthquake that occurred last July 27, President Ferdinand Marcos, Jr. issued a four-point directive to concerned government agencies: first, provide immediate needs of food, shelter and water; second, expedite the clearing of roads and...
The Department of Education (DepEd) needs over P1 billion for the rehabilitation and reconstruction of schools that were damaged during the Abra quake. The Pacpaca Elementary School in Luba is among the schools affected by the Abra quake. (Photo from DepEd) Based on the latest update issued by the...
(PHIVOLCS) A 4.7-magnitude earthquake jolted Ilocos Sur at around 1:49 p.m., Sunday, July 31, said the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs). It said the tremor was an aftershock of the 7.0-magnitude earthquake that struck Tayum, Abra on July 27. Phivolcs traced the...
