Credit to Author: besguerra| Date: Mon, 05 Aug 2019 21:18:03 +0000
ITBAYAT, Batanes, Philippines — Most earthquake survivors here have returned home to begin the arduous task of rebuilding their ruined houses after enduring days of discomfort in tents.
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Read moreCredit to Author: racosta| Date: Sat, 03 Aug 2019 21:10:43 +0000
Built and designed to withstand typhoons and unpredictable weather, the traditional Ivatan houses have endured the test of time.
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Read moreCredit to Author: besguerra| Date: Tue, 30 Jul 2019 23:21:24 +0000
MANILA, Philippines — Members of the House of Representatives and the Catholic clergy are raising aid funds for victims of powerful earthquakes that hit the country’s northernmost province of Batanes and killed at least nine people over the weekend.
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Read moreCredit to Author: Alexander Magno| Date: Tue, 30 Jul 2019 13:43:00 +0000
Ten schools and 29 of their employees and students were affected by strong earthquakes that hit Itbayat, Batanes last Saturday, July 27, the Department of Education (DepEd) reported Tuesday.
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Read moreCredit to Author: besguerra| Date: Mon, 29 Jul 2019 21:17:53 +0000
BASCO, Batanes, Philippines — Search and retrieval operations in earthquake-hit Itbayat town were suspended on Sunday since poking through the ruins amid intermittent rains was not deemed safe, Batanes Gov. Marilou Cayco said on Monday.
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Read moreCredit to Author: Alexander Magno| Date: Sun, 28 Jul 2019 11:15:39 +0000
MANILA, Philippines — President Rodrigo Duterte on Sunday visited Batanes following the twin quakes that hit the province on Saturday morning. The President, accompanied by Sen. Christopher “Bong” Go and Gov. Marilou Cayco, conducted an aerial inspection on a helicopter of the town of Itbayat, the town hardest hit by the quakes. The President was […]
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Read moreCredit to Author: Alexander Magno| Date: Sun, 28 Jul 2019 10:31:52 +0000
President Rodrigo Duterte on Sunday said he would give Batanes P40 million following the twin quakes that the province on Saturday morning.
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