Strong earthquake of magnitude 6.7 shook Surigao City
At 10:03pm on 10 February 2017, Friday, a strong earthquake of magnitude 6.7 shook Surigao city and its neighboring places. The epicenter is located 16 […]
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Facebook creates ‘Community Help’ feature for disaster assistance
BY DAVID INGRAM, Reuters Facebook plans to add a feature on Wednesday to make it easier for people affected by disasters to find each other […]
Two JICA funded doppler radars for Aparri, Cagayan and Guiuan, Eastern Samar
Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) funded the acquisition of two doppler radars for Aparri, Cagayan and Guiuan, Eastern Samar. These two doppler radars have been turned […]
7.5 magnitude earthquake strikes in South Island of New Zealand; 2 dead and hundreds of aftershocks
7.5 magnitude earthquake strikes near Hanmer Springs in South Island of New Zealand. At least two people have died and several others have suffered non-fatal […]
Magnitude 7.4 earthquake hit South Island of New Zealand
The US Geological Survey said the magnitude-7.4 quake hit just after midnight (11:02 GMT on Sunday), some 95km (59 miles) from Christchurch. Christchurch is still […]
Davao City Government donates P5-Million to Typhoon Lawin disaster victims
Following the request of Mayor Sara Duterte-Carpio to pass an ordinance authorizing the City Mayor to utilize a portion of the 30 percent Quick Response […]
China donates P89.8 Million typhoon disaster relief assistance to Philippines
President Rodrigo Duterte upon receiving a total of P89.8 million of aid from China intended for the victims of typhoon said that the financial assistance […]
Super Typhoon Lawin destroyed Northern and Central Luzon regions of the Philippines
The tropical cyclone with international name “Haima” entered the Philippine Area of Responsibility (PAR) as a typhoon on 17 October 2016. On 19 October 2016, […]
July is declared as National Disaster Consciousness Month in the Philippines
Every July of the year is declared as National Disaster Consciousness Month by virtue of Executive Order No. 137, issued on August 1999. The theme […]