The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) has confirmed the death of one of the four Filipinos reported missing after the devastating 7.7-magnitude that struck Myanmar on March 28. File In a statement on Wednesday, April 9, the DFA said the family of the deceased Filipino was already informed of the...
People clean debris from damaged buildings in the aftermath of an earthquake on March 28, in Naypyitaw, Myanmar, Monday, April 7, 2025. (AP Photo) BANGKOK (AP) — Long-shot efforts to find survivors from Myanmar's devastating March 28 earthquake were winding down Monday, as rescue...
The Philippine Inter-Agency Humanitarian Contingent (PIAHC) sets up a tent hospital in Myanmar to treat earthquake victims. (Photo: Office of Civil Defense) The Philippine Inter-Agency Humanitarian Contingent (PIAHC) has been actively engaged in rescue and medical operations in response to the...
A collapsed structure in Myanmar (Courtesy of Office of Civil Defense) (UPDATED) The Philippine Army (PA) said Saturday, April 5, that it has begun searching for signs of life in Myanmar after the devastating magnitude 7.7 earthquake that struck the country last week. The troops are still hoping...
The Philippine government is still working to locate the four Filipinos who went missing nine days ago in the powerful earthquake that hit Myanmar and killed thousands of people. According to the Philippine Embassy in Yangon, a team from the Disaster Victim Identification Division of the...
Camarines Sur 2nd district Rep. LRay Villafuerte (Rep. Villafuerte's office) Camarines Sur 2nd district Rep. LRay Villafuerte has joined the calls for the immediate overhaul of the nearly 50-year-old National Building Code in light of the...
The Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) has completed structural assessments of more than 21,000 public buildings nationwide to determine their capacity to withstand major earthquakes. DPWH Undersecretary Maria Catalina Cabral said the assessment identified numerous structures in need of...
Rescuers work through the rubble of a collapsed building following Friday's earthquake in Naypyitaw, Myanmar, Tuesday, April 1, 2025. (AP Photo) BANGKOK (AP) — Rescue workers saved a 63-year-old woman from the rubble of a building in Myanmar's capital on Tuesday, but hope was fading...
The second batch of the Philippine Inter-Agency Humanitarian Contingent (PIAHC) gathers for a briefing at the Villamor Air Base in Pasay City on April 2, 2025 before departing for the quake-hit Myanmar in support of the country’s humanitarian assistance and assister relief operations. (Photo:...
The Philippine Embassy in Yangon, Myanmar said on Wednesday, April 2, that it has no information yet on the four missing Filipinos who were at the building that collapsed during the 7.7-magnitude earthquake that rocked the country late last week. A local man drives a motorcycle past damaged...
A rescuer works through the rubble of a collapsed building following Friday's earthquake in Naypyitaw, Myanmar, Tuesday, April 1, 2025. (AP Photo) BANGKOK (AP) — Rescue workers saved a 63-year-old woman from the rubble of a building in Myanmar's capital Tuesday, but hope was fading of...
Tingog Party-list Rep. Jude Acidre (PPAB) The chairman of the House Committee on Overseas Workers Affairs has confirmed ongoing coordination with relevant local agencies to look after the welfare of Filipinos affected by the recent...
