BAGUIO CITY – A total of 1,729 families have been brought to evacuation areas, and 51 government buildings were damaged in Abra, the hardest-hit of a 7.0 magnitude earthquake which struck northern Philippines on Wednesday morning, July 27. DSWD Secretary Raffy Tulfo was seen visiting the...
THE Vigan City Cathedral sustained damage from the earthquake. (Vigan City Cultural Affairs and Tourism Office) The Heritage District in Vigan City, home to many old houses popular with tourists, is closed until further notice. The city government announced the closure of the tourist spot, where...
The Philippine National Police (PNP) has started mobilizing its personnel who will assist mostly in road-clearing operations in Northern Luzon. This, as several roads, particularly in Cordillera Administrative Region, were rendeered impassable due to landslides that were triggered by the 7.0...
A 39-man team from the Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) will be deployed in earthquake-hit areas in Abra to assist in road-clearing operations and other disaster responses. MMDA Officer-in-Charge Baltazar Melgar said the first team consisting of 11 people is already on its way to...
The Office of Civil Defense (OCD) released the first official wave of information about the extent of damage of the powerful magnitude-7 earthquake that struck Abra and nearby provinces in Luzon on Wednesday morning, July 27. The Vigan Cathedral in Ilocos Sur is damaged by the magnitude 7...
In the aftermath of the Magnitude 7.0 earthquake which hit most parts of Luzon on Wednesday July 27, Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) Secretary Benjamin ‘Benhur’ Abalos Jr. instructed the department’s concerned Regional Offices to join the Philippine National Police...
THIS part of the Ilocos Norte-Abra Road in Ilocos Norte has been cleared after the earthquake and is now passable to all types of vehicles, according to the Provincial Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council. (IN FB) LAOAG CITY, Ilocos Norte (PNA) – Work and classes in parts of this...
Recognizing that calamities like the 7-magnitude earthquake will likely happen again, President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. is pushing for the passage of a measure that will create the Department of Disaster Resilience. President Ferdinand 'Bongbong' Marcos Jr. (Screengrab from RTVM) Hours...
CITY government employees leave the San Fernando City, La Union City Hall for safety after the earthquake struck. (SFLU FB page) SAN FERNANDO CITY, La Union (PNA) – Gov. Raphaelle Veronica Ortega-David suspended work in government offices and classes in schools following the magnitude 7...
THE body of construction worker Aron Cul-iteng is loaded into an ambulance after his remains were recovered in a building that collapsed in La Trinidad, Benguet. BAGUIO CITY – Three persons died in the Cordillera Administrative Region from the magnitude-7 earthquake Wednesday, July 27. Eight...
The Vigan Cathedral in Ilocos Sur will be temporarily closed to the public. Photo Vigan Cathedral FB The Cathedral announced its temporary closure Wednesday,July 27,following the magnitude 7 earthquake that hit different parts of Luzon. The temblor damaged several churches including Vigan...
Despite the death toll rising to four, President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. is not keen on declaring a state of calamity due to the magnitude-7 earthquake that struck Luzon provinces early Wednesday morning, July 27. Big rocks block the road in Benguet after a 7.0-magnitude earthquake struck...
