Latest in earthquakeWhen a powerful earthquake struck Cebu in September 2025, the provincial governor made a single call to every mayor in the province. Because every municipality now had a PCSO patient transport vehicle, every single one was able to send an ambulance to the disaster site. This produced what PCSO…
The Marikina Valley is prone to both severe flooding and destructive earthquakes because it sits in a basin created when a block of earth dropped between the East and West Valley Fault systems, making it a natural collection point for water from Sierra Madre while simultaneously sitting in one of…
The Tulong Panghanapbuhay sa Ating Disadvantaged/Displaced Workers (TUPAD) program has evolved far beyond its original purpose as an emergency cash-for-work scheme, according to the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE). Labor Secretary Francis Tolentino said the program is now serving…
The number of aftershocks recorded following the magnitude 7.8 earthquake that struck Southern and Central Mindanao on June 8 has reached 4,554 as of 7:00 AM Saturday, with daily counts showing a gradual decline, the director of the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (PHIVOLCS)…
Manila City Mayor Francisco “Isko” Moreno Domagoso has ordered the inspection of all schools, old buildings, and government structures in the city as part of efforts to strengthen earthquake and disaster preparedness in the nation’s capital. The directive was issued to Manila City Engineer Armando…
Nagpahayag ng pagluluksa ang Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) sa pagkasawi ng tatlong tauhan nito matapos gumuho ang San Remegio Sports Complex sa San Remegio, Cebu, kasabay ng malakas na lindol, kagabi, September 30, 2025. Kinilala ang mga nasawi na sina Seaman Second Class Lawrence Palomo…
Umabot na sa 64 at posibleng dumami pa, ang bilang ng mga napapaulat na nasawi matapos ang magnitude 6.9 na lindol sa Cebu kagabi. Sa report ng Provincial Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Office ng Cebu, pinakarami sa reported casualty ay sa Bogo City, ilang kilometro lang sa episentro ng…
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