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LAPID COMMENDS PH CONTINGENT TO TURKEY, SYRIA

The Philippine Senate adopted Senator Lito Lapid’s resolution commending the Philippine Government Contingent who were sent to aid in the rescue and recovery operations following the 7.8 magnitude earthquake that struck Turkey and Syria on February 6, 2023. The 82-personnel contingent, composed of members of the Armed Forces of the Philippines, Department of Health, Office […]

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PRC TO SEND MORE AID TO QUAKE-HIT TURKEY, SYRIA

The Philippine Red Cross (PRC) is exerting all efforts to overcome logistical barriers and will send more humanitarian aid to earthquake-hit Turkey and Syria, barring any logistical, or shipping, issues, according to PRC Chairman and CEO Dick Gordon. Gordon shared that the premier humanitarian organization in the country will send around 1,000 sleeping kits, 200 […]

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PRC ACCEPTS HOUSE DONATION FOR QUAKE-HIT TURKEY

The Philippine Red Cross (PRC) was asked by the Embassy of the Republic of Türkiye (Turkey) to assist in the donation efforts for the quake-hit country. To honor this request, PRC appealed to Filipinos to help our Turkish brothers and sisters. The House of Representatives responded to the call with a donation that was personally […]

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PRC SENDS WINTER TENTS TO QUAKE-HIT TURKEY

After a magnitude 7.8 earthquake struck Turkey and Syria on February 6, thousands of houses and buildings were reduced to rubble, forcing displaced people to huddle in tents to stay warm. To further support the relief operations in the two quake-hit countries, the Philippine Red Cross (PRC) Chairman and CEO Dick Gordon directed the shipment […]

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HOUSE DONATES $100,000 TO TURKEY QUAKE VICTIMS

The House of Representatives, through the Speaker’s Disaster Relief and Rehabilitation Initiative, extended $100,000 financial assistance as humanitarian aid to thousands of earthquake victims in Turkey, among the first country-responders in the aftermath of Super Typhoon Yolanda (international name Haiyan).Speaker Martin Romualdez said he was sincerely grateful to Turkey for helping Leyte, and many parts […]

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PRC ON HIGH ALERT AFTER TURKEY QUAKE – GORDON

In the wake of the 7.8 magnitude earthquake that struck Turkey and Syria recently, the Philippine Red Cross (PRC) is on high alert for a similar event of the same magnitude. The Philippines ranks first in disaster risk, according to The World Risk Index 2022. It is vulnerable not just to earthquakes but also to […]

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MMDA TO SEND HUMANITARIAN TEAM TO QUAKE-HIT TURKEY

The Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) will deploy a 12-man team to Turkey following a 7.8-magnitude earthquake that left more than a thousand people dead, forming part of the Philippine contingent, with the Office of the Civil Defense, Department of Health (DOH), Philippine Army, and the Philippine Air Force (PAF), among others. The MMDA team, […]

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DISPLACED ABRA TOWN RESIDENTS READY FOR RELOCATION

The municipal government of Villaviciosa, Abra is ready to transfer at least 32 families to a temporary relocation site after being displaced from their previous community which was declared a permanent danger zone by the Mines and Geosciences Bureau of the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) following an earthquake. “Anytime, we will move […]

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OFWS IN TYPHOON-HIT JAPAN, QUAKE-HIT TAIWAN SAFE

Department of Migrant Workers (DMW) Secretary Susan Ople ordered the Philippine Overseas Labor Offices (POLOs) in Japan and Taiwan to continue monitoring the conditions of OFWs and be ready to provide aid if needed. Ople also directed the Overseas Workers Welfare Administration (OWWA) to be ready to extend assistance to OFWs in these two countries. The […]

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QUAKE-HIT VIGAN DANCING FOUNTAIN TO BE REPLACED

A famous musical dancing fountain in the heritage city of Vigan will be replaced with a better one after a strong earthquake and lightning caused damage to the man-made attraction. Ilocos Sur Governor Jerry Singson confirmed this as he reported they have found several cracks in the foundation after the July 27 magnitude-7 earthquake in […]