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Marcos orders mobilization of quick response team after Cebu quake
President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. has ordered the mobilization of government agencies to extend immediate assistance to areas impacted by the magnitude 6.9 earthquake that struck Cebu.
The earthquake, which registered at 9:59 p.m. with an epicenter northeast of Bogo City, has been upgraded to magnitude 6.9 by PHIVOLCS.
Medical teams composed of doctors and nurses from the Vicente Sotto Memorial Medical Center (VSMMC), Cebu South Medical Center (CSMC), and Eversley Childs Sanitarium and General Hospital have been deployed to affected areas, particularly Bogo City.
DOH regional offices in Central and Eastern Visayas are coordinating with their counterparts in the Office of Civil Defense (OCD) to streamline relief efforts.
The DOH is advising residents in the earthquake-stricken regions to heed the guidance of their local government units and prepare for potential aftershocks.
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A magnitude 6.9 earthquake struck northern Cebu, with its epicenter near Bogo City.
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Cebu province has been placed under a state of calamity following a magnitude 6.9 earthquake that caused widespread destruction, claiming at least 32 lives and injuring 147 individuals.
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President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. ordered government agencies to mobilize assistance for Cebu following a magnitude-6.9 earthquake that jolted Bogo City.
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The Philippine National Police (PNP) has mobilized its full force to assist Cebu and nearby provinces following a magnitude 6.9 earthquake.
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The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (PHIVOLCS) has recorded a total of 848 aftershocks following the magnitude 6.9 earthquake in Bogo City, Cebu.
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