DENR: Consider ‘Big One’ earthquake, tsunamis in Manila Bay reclamation
The Department of Environment and Natural Resources on Wednesday underscored the need to consider the possibility of a major earthquake ...
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MMDA eyes drills for major quakes
THE Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) gears up for the conduct of a shake drill next month as part of ...
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The ‘Big One’: Over 60k fatalities, 120k missing
READY FOR THE BIG ONE? Students take part in a nationwide earthquake drill at an elementary school in Manila on ...
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‘No longer safe’ from quakes: Fear of ‘Big One’ grips Istanbul
By Remi Banet The helmet-topped engineer drove his pointy instrument into the concrete to test whether Durmus Uygun’s building will ...
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MMDA to set up training center for emergency response units
The Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) will open a training center to prepare emergency responders for the so-called “Big One” ...
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Be ready for the Big One
"The specter of massive calamity is real." Inevitably, there is now a growing concern among us about the possibility ...
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MMDA: Quake drill a success
Chairman Danilo Lim of the Metropolitan Manila Development Authority said the early Saturday morning earthquake drill was successful in its ...
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Massive losses feared in Metro
A former president of the Association of Structural Engineers in the Philippines warned Saturday that more than 48,000 could die ...
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Let the Earth move, but…
It is only apt that Filipinos, wherever they are in the country, be reminded not to succumb to panic and ...
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Grim scenarios emerge after series of tremors
Following a series of temblors over the last three days, the West Valley Fault that passes through 42 barangays in ...
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