Pasig City Mayor Vico Sotto on Wednesday, Oct. 1, said that the local government will extend support to Cebu following the magnitude 6.9 earthquake that devastated several towns in the province, killing at least 72 people and causing injuries to more than 140 on Tuesday night, Sept. 30. Sotto said...
Aftershocks continued to occur following the magnitude 6.9 earthquake on Sept. 30, with the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) logging more than 2,000 aftershocks as of 6 a.m., Thursday, Oct. 2. Phivolcs reported 2,461 aftershocks, of which 498 were plotted by three or...
Vice President Sara Duterte visited the victims of the 6.9-magnitude earthquake in Cebu province to extend her sympathies amid the rising death toll and number of injured people. “Taos-pusong panalangin at pakikiramay sa lahat ng apektado ng lindol na yumanig sa Visayas (I wholeheartedly send my...
ILOILO CITY – The Office of Civil Defense-6 is seeking an assessment of the structural integrity of infrastructure across Western Visayas region following the 6.9-magnitude earthquake in nearby Cebu province. OCD-6 Regional Director Raul Fernandez urged national government agencies (NGAs), local...
CEBU CITY – The magnitude-6.9 earthquake that struck northern Cebu province on Tuesday night, Sept. 30, was strongly felt across Bohol province. Gov. Aris Aumentado convened an emergency meeting on Wednesday morning, Oct. 1, with disaster response agencies, law enforcement, health officials,...
The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) on Wednesday, Oct. 1, warned that aftershocks from the magnitude 6.9 earthquake that struck offshore northern Cebu on Sept. 30 may last for days or weeks. As of 10 a.m., Phivolcs recorded 848 aftershocks ranging from magnitude 1.4 to...
DAVAO CITY – The city government is preparing teams to assist in the rescue efforts in the earthquake-affected areas of northern Cebu province. In a statement, the City Information Office (CIO) said the city government is coordinating with the Office of Civil Defense (OCD) and Cebu Provincial...
More members of the diplomatic community expressed their sympathies to the victims of the 6.9-magnitude earthquake that rocked Cebu province on Tuesday, Sept. 30. In separate posts on X (formerly Twitter), the ambassadors of Norway, France, and Germany sent their condolences to those affected by...
With classrooms damaged and communities reeling from a powerful earthquake in Cebu and back-to-back typhoons, the Department of Education (DepEd) on Wednesday, October 1, assured that recovery plans will be implemented to ensure learning continuity for millions of affected students. In a statement,...
The magnitude 6.9 earthquake that struck Cebu on Sept. 30 may have been triggered by a fault in the epicentral area that had not generated a strong tremor in the past 400 years, the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) said. The tremor’s epicenter was traced 19 kilometers...
Senate President Vicente “Tito” Sotto III on Wednesday, October 1 led the Senate in expressing solidarity with the people of Cebu and its nearby provinces that were jolted by the 6.9 magnitude earthquake on September 30. “We extend our prayers to all those affected...
The Philippine Army (PA) has deployed engineer units to reinforce search and rescue efforts in areas devastated by the magnitude 6.9 earthquake that struck northern Cebu on Tuesday night, Sept. 30. “The Philippine Army continues to closely monitor the situation in Cebu and is prepared to deploy...
