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Marcos visits quake-hit Bogo City as death toll in Cebu rises to 72
President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. visited northern Cebu on Thursday to assess the situation following a magnitude 6.9 earthquake that has claimed at least 72 lives.
He visited Bogo City, the hardest-hit area, including Barangay Polambato and the SM Cares Village, to check on survivors and assess the damage.
The President was accompanied by several national and local officials, including Cebu Governor Pam Baricuatro and Secretaries Vince Dizon, Christina Frasco, Rex Gatchalian, and Sonny Angara.
Marcos also inspected damage at the Archdiocesan Shrine of St. Vincent Ferrer Parish and visited survivors at the Cebu Provincial Hospital.
According to the Cebu PDRRMO, as of Thursday morning, the fatalities included 30 in Bogo City, 22 in San Remigio, 12 in Medellin, five in Tabogon, and one each in Tabuelan, Borbon, and Sogod.
Nearly 300 people were reported injured, with many remaining hospitalized.
The NDRRMC had previously reported 72 deaths, affecting 47,221 families and displacing 20,000 persons, with Cebu province placed under a state of calamity.
President Marcos assured survivors of government support and directed agencies to mobilize assistance.
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