The powerful magnitude 6.9 earthquake that struck northern Cebu on Tuesday night, Sept. 30, claimed the lives of three Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) personnel. PCG Commandant Adm. Ronnie Gil Gavan identified the fallen coastguardians as Seaman Second Class Lawrence Palomo, assigned at the Maritime...
The Office of the Vice President (OVP) announced on Wednesday, Oct. 1, that it will send help to the victims of the 6.9-magnitude earthquake that rocked Cebu province yesterday. Vice President Sara Duterte directed the OVP Satellite Office in Cebu for the immediate mobilization of resources to...
BACOLOD CITY – This highly-urbanized city conducted a rapid damage assessment on Wednesday, Oct. 1, following the 6.9-tremor in Cebu province that was also felt in Negros Island Region (NIR) on Tuesday night, Sept. 30. The team led by Dr. Laarni Pornan, head of the City Disaster Risk Reduction...
ILOILO CITY – The Iloilo Provincial Capitol and Iloilo City Hall were found to be safe following the late Tuesday evening 6.9-magnitude earthquake with an epicenter in Cebu province and felt in most of the Visayas. The Iloilo Provincial Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Office (PDRRMO) and...
The Philippine Red Cross (PRC) on Wednesday, October 1, announced that it has deployed medical and emergency response teams after a magnitude 6.9 earthquake struck near Bogo City, Cebu, on Tuesday night. PRC Chairman and CEO Richard J. Gordon said staff and volunteers were immediately mobilized to...
(UPDATED) The Office of Civil Defense (OCD) conducted full-scale disaster response operations following a magnitude 6.9 earthquake that struck northern Cebu on Tuesday evening, Sept. 30, with search and rescue (SAR) operations concentrating in Bogo City, the hardest-hit area. The quake occurred at...
BACOLOD CITY - The Police Regional Office-Negros Island Region (PRO-NIR) is on full alert following the magnitude-6.9 earthquake that struck northern Cebu and also affected Negros Island on Tuesday night, Sept. 30. Police Brig. Gen. Arnold Thomas Ibay, PRO-NIR director, said that all police units...
The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) will provide burial assistance to families of those who perished in the magnitude 6.9 earthquake that struck off Cebu on Sept. 30. DSWD-Disaster Response Management Group Assistant Secretary Irene Dumlao said the agency’s Field Office 7 in...
The Department of Health (DOH) on Wednesday, October 1, said it had deployed multiple emergency medical response teams to Bogo City following the magnitude 6.9 earthquake that struck northern Cebu on the night of September 30. Acting on the directive of President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. to ensure...
TACLOBAN CITY – Classes have been suspended in several areas in the Eastern Visayas region on Wednesday following the magnitude-6.9 earthquake near Bogo City, Cebu province, that was also felt in Leyte and Samar provinces Tuesday night. In the island-province of Biliran, Gov. Rogelio Espina...
The Department of Education (DepEd) on Wednesday, Oct. 1, said that more than 30 classrooms were totally damaged after a magnitude 6.9 earthquake struck near Bogo City, Cebu leaving schools across several regions reeling from the impact. DepEd said initial reports indicated classroom damages in...
President Marcos has expressed condolences to the families who lost loved ones in the 6.9-magnitude earthquake that struck Cebu Tuesday night, and assured that government agencies have been fully mobilized to respond to the disaster. “Buong puso akong nakikiramay sa mga pamilyang nawalan ng mahal...
