A day after President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. backed the passage of a bill creating the Department of Disaster Resilience (DDR), he backpedaled and instead agreed with his sister's idea to merely create a disaster resilience body under the Office of the President (OP). President Ferdinand...
PRESIDENT Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. visits injured victims of the earthquake in a hospital in Bangued, Abra Thursday, July 28. (PRO-Cordillera photo) BANGUED, Abra – President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. visited this province today, Thursday, July 28, to check the situation a day after a...
PEOPLE in Abra spend the night in makeshift shelters out of fear from aftershocks following the earthquake Wednesday, July 27. (Photo courtesy of PIA-Abra) BAGUIO CITY – A total of 7,691 families or 36,972 individuals were affected by the magnitude-7 earthquake Wednesday, July 27, in six...
Party-list lawmakers have mobilized their local volunteer networks and partners in areas hit by the 7.0-magnitude earthquake to bring aid as they also called on the lower House and government agencies to pass measures that would help the victims get back on their feet. A man takes a photo of a...
The number of aftershocks following the destructive magnitude 7.0 quake on Wednesday, July 27, has climbed to 849, said state seismologists on Thursday morning, July 27. Of the 849 aftershocks as of 1 p.m., 188 were plotted while 24 were felt, said the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and...
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...
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 aftermath of the 7.0-magnitude earthquake that hit Northern Philippines in the morning of Wednesday, July 27, left several national and local roads impassable in the province, Benguet Rep. Eric Go Yap said on Wednesday, July 27. Big rocks block the road in Benguet after a 7.0-magnitude...
VIGAN CITY, Ilocos Sur – Several old houses, churches, and vehicles here were damaged or destroyed in the magnitude-7 earthquake Wednesday, July 27. THE Quema ancestral house in Vigan City sustains damage from the earthquake. (Contributed photo by Police Col. Manuel Bringas) “May mga old houses...
The University of the Philippines Baguio (UPB) on Wednesday, July 27, announced a suspension of work and classes on its campus after a magnitude 7 earthquake struck parts of Luzon. (UNIVERSITY OF THE PHILIPPINES BAGUIO) In a Facebook post by UPB, it advised everyone who is on campus to keep in mind...
(DSWD SECRETARY ERWIN TULFO / FACEBOOK) The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) has released an initial P10 million worth of assistance to families affected by the 7.0-magnitude earthquake in Abra province on Wednesday, July 27. DSWD Secretary Erwin Tulfo checked on the situation in...
