Tag: Itbayat

Cost of quake damage in Itbayat, Batanes now at P54.79 M; more than 300 tremors recorded since July 27

  (Eagle News) – The cost of damage by the recent series of quakes that shook Itbayat, Batanes is now tagged at more than P54.79 million even as strong aftershocks continued to rock the area, according to the latest update from the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (NDRRMC). The town of Itbayat in Batanes has been declared under a state of calamity since July 29. Work and classes has also been suspended there. […]

Itbayat, Batanes quake survivors stay outdoors as more aftershocks felt; more than 230 tremors recorded

  (Eagle News) – The number of deaths due to the two successive quakes in Itbayat, Batanes are still pegged at eight while more than 60 are reported injured, according to the latest data from the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (NDRRMC) Many of the survivors are still afraid to sleep inside their homes as aftershocks continue to affect the area.   As of the latest data from the Philippine Institute of Volcanology […]

In photos: Historic Itbayat Catholic Church severely damaged after strong Batanes quakes

(Eagle News) — The historic Itbayat Catholic church in Batanes, or the Santa Maria de Mayan parish church, bore the brunt of the successive strong quakes early Saturday, July 27.  The tremors with a magnitude of 5.4 and 5.9 struck the region within hours of each other. The Itbayat church’s belfry was severely damaged and fell down after the tremors. The construction of the church building was started in 1872 and completed in 1888. The […]