(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...
(PHIVOLCS / TWITTER) The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) has so far recorded 2,286 aftershocks following the magnitude 7.0 earthquake that struck Tayum, Abra on July 27. As of 9 a.m., Tuesday, August 2, Phivolcs had detected 2,286 aftershocks, with magnitudes ranging...
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...
(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...
Senator Juan Edgardo “Sonny” Angara on Sunday, July 31, called for the inspection and restoration of historical sites and structures damaged by the 7.0-magnitude earthquake that hit northern Philippines last week. Senator Sonny Angara (Senate of the Philippines / FILE PHOTO / MANILA BULLETIN)...
In response to a magnitude 7.0 earthquake that struck Abra on July 27 which resulted in damage to properties, the Philippine Red Cross (PRC) said that it has intensified its assistance to the distressed people in communities. (PHILIPPINE RED CROSS) The PRC sent food items to 24 families in Suyo,...
(DSWD / TWITTER) The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) continued to augment the resources of local government units (LGUs) to help assist families affected by the 7.0-magnitude earthquake on July 27. As of July 31, at least P11.2 million worth of humanitarian assistance was...
(PHIVOLCS) The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) has so far recorded 1,459 aftershocks following the magnitude 7.0 earthquake in Tayum, Abra on July 27. As of 6 p.m., Sunday, July 30, Phivolcs had detected 1,459 aftershocks, with magnitudes ranging from 1.4 to 5.0. Of...
The Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office (PCSO) sent a brand new ambulance to Abra less than 24 hours after a magnitude 7.0 earthquake struck the province. Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office (FACEBOOK) According to PCSO, this was in response to La Paz, Abra Mayor Joseph Bernos's plea to...
(DSWD) As part of its continuing relief operations, the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD)—through its field office in the Cordillera Administrative Region (CAR)—has airlifted and delivered family food packs to the earthquake-affected families living in remote communities of...
(MANILA BULLETIN) The Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) advised those in northern Luzon to stay vigilant against possible landslides triggered by the rains of the southwest monsoon or “habagat” in the next few days. As early as Saturday, July...
The tally of damaged schools following the destructive 7.0-magnitude northwestern Luzon quake has now breached 200, the Department of Education (DepEd) reported on Friday, July 29. (DepEd / Dugong Elementary School) Further assessment showed that there were 226 damaged and 9,539 affected schools...
