Tag: Relief Efforts

Lorenzana to lead relief efforts in quake-hit areas in Mindanao

(Eagle News)-Executive Secretary Salvador Medialdea has ordered Secretary Delfin Lorenzana to lead all relief efforts in the quake-stricken areas in Mindanao. Medialdea said Lorenzana, as martial law administrator, shall also ensure the safety and security of the public there. The public, he said, should directly coordinate with the Department of National Defense and the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council for an efficient distribution of relief efforts. On Thursday, a 6.5-magnitude earthquake hit Mindanao, […]

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EU magbibigay ng P34M ayuda sa mga biktima ng bagyong “Vinta”

MANILA, Philippines (Eagle News) — Nasa 570,000 Euro o halos Php 34 milyon ang ibinigay na pledge ng European Union (EU) para sa mga nabiktima ng bagyong Vinta. Sinabi ng EU na ang naturang pondo ay para makatulong sa relief efforts at mabigyan ng pangunahing pangangailangan ang mga pamilyang naapektuhan ng naturang bagyo. Kasabay nito ay nagpahayag rin ang EU ng pakikiramay sa mga nawalan ng mahal sa buhay dahil sa pananalasa ng bagyong Vinta. […]

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Ormoc City, isinailalim na sa state of calamity

ORMOC CITY, Leyte (Eagle News) – Isinailalim na sa state of calamity ang lungsod ng Ormoc dahil sa paghagupit ng bagyong Urduja. Ayon kay Mayor Richard Gomez, inaprubahan na ng 14th Sangguniang Panlungsod ng Ormoc ang resolution No. 2017-354 na naglalagay sa naturang lungsod sa state of calamity. Ito ay nauna nang inirekomenda ng City Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (CDRRMC). Samantala, nauna nang isinailalim sa state of calamity ang Tacloban City dahil din […]

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Relief efforts continue for those stranded in China quake

JIUZHAIGOU COUNTY,  China (Reuters) — Evacuations continued on Thursday (August 10) after a 7.0-magnitude earthquake struck a remote, mountainous part of China’s southwestern province of Sichuan, killing 19 people, including eight tourists, and injuring 263, state newspaper Global times said. The quake hit a sparsely populated area 200 kilometers (120 miles) northwest of the city of Guangyuan late on Tuesday (August 8) at a depth of 10 km (6 miles), the United States Geological Survey […]

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