Duterte scheduled to visit Batanes quake victims

Credit to Author: ggaviola| Date: Sun, 28 Jul 2019 01:40:53 +0000

BASCO, Batanes – President Duterte is scheduled to fly here at noon Sunday,  July 28 to check on residents jolted by the series of earthquakes and aftershocks in Itbayat last Saturday.

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Palace assures help for Batanes quake victims

Credit to Author: jvicente| Date: Sat, 27 Jul 2019 09:53:33 +0000

Palace assures help for Batanes quake victims

The Palace assured that government help is being extended to the victims of the series of quakes that struck Batanes on Saturday.

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WATCH: Quake topples Itbayat Church bell tower as residents flee in panic

Credit to Author: Dennis Maliwanag| Date: Sat, 27 Jul 2019 06:50:48 +0000

A second moderately strong tremor topples the bell tower of Itbayat’s limestone church, the 19th-century Santa Maria de Mayan, a popular tourist attraction.

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No damage at Basco and Itbayat airports after quake–authorities

Credit to Author: jvicente| Date: Sat, 27 Jul 2019 06:37:38 +0000

The Basco Airport and the Itbayat Airport both in Batanes acquired no significant damage following the twin quakes that struck the province.

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No declaration yet of state of calamity after twin quakes — Batanes governor

Credit to Author: mfrialde| Date: Sat, 27 Jul 2019 04:49:59 +0000

No declaration yet of state of calamity after twin quakes — Batanes governor

Batanes governor Marilou Cayco on Saturday said there is no decision yet on the possibility of declaring a state of calamity on the province

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Palace ‘sure’ Duterte will visit Batanes after twin quakes

Credit to Author: jvicente| Date: Sat, 27 Jul 2019 04:42:35 +0000

Palace ‘sure’ Duterte will visit Batanes after twin quakes

I am sure he will visit. Executive Secretary Salvador Medialdea said when asked if President Rodrigo Duterte will be visiting Batanes following the earthquake.

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Several aftershocks follow twin Batanes quakes

Credit to Author: Dennis Maliwanag| Date: Sat, 27 Jul 2019 02:13:51 +0000

Several aftershocks follow twin Batanes quakes

Following the magnitude 5.4 and 5.9 earthquakes that shook Batanes Saturday morning, residents of the country’s northernmost province continue to experience several aftershocks.

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Phivolcs: No tsunami threats after 5.9 quake in Batanes

Credit to Author: Dennis Maliwanag| Date: Sat, 27 Jul 2019 01:05:18 +0000

Phivolcs: No tsunami threats after 5.9 quake in Batanes

No destructive tsunami threats were expected following a 6.4 magnitude earthquake that struck off Batanes Saturday morning, the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology said.

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