VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Collapsed building in a YouTube video NOT from Abra quake
A YouTube video shows a collapsed building supposedly due to the magnitude 6.4 earthquake that hit Abra, last month. It's misleading.
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VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Old photos of earthquake-damaged buildings in Taiwan FALSELY passed off as new
All three images of damaged edifices were from earthquakes that struck Taiwan years ago, reverse image search shows.
VERA FILES FACT SHEET: Ang mga istraktura earthquake-resilient, ipinaliwanag
Inutos ng pamahalaan ang mahigpit na pagpapatupad ng National Building Code (NBC) bunga ng serye ng mga malakas na lindol na nagdulot ng napakalaking mga pinsala sa mga istruktura sa Mindanao noong Oktubre.
VERA FILES FACT SHEET: Earthquake-resilient structures, explained
The series of strong earthquakes that caused massive structural damages in Mindanao in October has prompted the government to order the strict enforcement of the National Building Code (NBC).
VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Robredo DID NOT say ‘earthquakes happen because of the Earth’
This story is fake. Don't believe it.
YANIG: When earthquakes strike and you’re on the road
Here are reminders from PHIVOLCS.
MALAYA ROAD SAFETY SERIES: Understanding driving during, after earthquakes
What to do if you're on the road when an earthquake strikes
VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Can open-pit mines trigger earthquakes?
Environment Secretary Gina Lopez says open-pit mining can cause earthquakes.
Hotel gets impromptu lessons on how to—and not to—evacuate PWDs during Shake Drill
Text and photos by YVONNE T. CHUA AT 10:30 a.m., the hotel emergency alarm went off, signaling the start of Thursday’s “Shake Drill” designed to prepare Metro Manilans for a 7.2 magnitude earthquake or the “Big One.” Many of the 30 or so guests meeting at the hotel’s fifth-floor function room quickly stood up and
Church prepares for earthquake, tsunami
By YVETTE B. MORALES With the threat of tsunami from the Manila Trench and the anticipated 7.2 magnitude earthquake of the West Valley Fault, the Redemptorists of Baclaran have decided to be more proactive instead of reactive in disaster management. As a first step, the National Shrine of the Mother of Perpetual Help conducted Friday
