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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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
Senator Francis Tolentino visited the quake-hit Province Abra following the Magnitude 7.0 earthquake that jolted vast parts of Northern Luzon recently. Tolentino, in coordination with the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD), personally turned over monetary and relief assistance to some 3,000 affected families in the municipalities of Pidigan, Bangued, and Lagangilang. The said […]
The Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) said the supply of basic commodities is now stable in Abra as about 95 percent of business establishments in the province have resumed operation more than a week after the July 27 earthquake. Engr. Francis Pacio, DTI-Abra OIC provincial director said “on the first two days, even the […]
The provincial government of Pampanga extended assistance to the victims of the magnitude 7 earthquake in Abra recently. A 29-vehicle convoy that included dump trucks, a wing van, a water tanker, and a mobile kitchen left San Fernando City to bring aid to the affected residents. Personnel of the Provincial Disaster Risk Reduction and Management […]
Senator Sonny Angara called for the inspection and restoration of the heritage sites damaged by the magnitude 7.3 earthquake to ensure their preservation. At least five persons were killed and over 100 more were injured as a result of the earthquake that originated in Abra recently. Apart from the human casualties, the quake also damaged […]
The Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) deployed a 39-man contingent team in Abra following the magnitude 7.0 earthquake that struck the province. MMDA Officer-in-Charge Baltazar Melgar said the contingent, composed of personnel from the agency’s Road Emergency Group (REG), Metro Parkways Clearing Group (MPCG), and Public Safety Division, would assist in road clearing in affected […]
The Department of Agriculture in the Cordillera Administrative Region (DA-CAR) has mobilized two units of KADIWA trucks loaded with 3 metric tons (MT) of assorted highland vegetables, dried fish, and other basic food items to the municipalities of San Quintin, Pidigan, Bangued, Tayum, Dolores, Lagangilang, and Bucay in the province of Abra, that was shaken […]
Department of Migrant Workers (DMW) Secretary Susan “Toots” Ople said the DMW is allocating P20 million to support and assist families of overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) affected by the recent 7.0 magnitude earthquake that hit northern Luzon. “This is just an initial allotment to help OFW families affected by the earthquake. I have directed the […]