Marcos: Govt on top of quake situation

By Catherine S. Valente

Oct 27, 2022 1:15 am

(Update) PRESIDENT Ferdinand Marcos Jr. on Wednesday assured the public that the government is on top of the situation following the 6.4 magnitude earthquake that jolted Abra and nearby provinces late Tuesday.

Speaking to reporters, the President said the government is focused on assisting affected individuals by providing them with food and temporary shelter.

This handout photo taken on October 26, 2022, courtesy from the Facebook page of parish priest Christian Edward Padua, shows a damaged church of the Iglesia Filipina Independiente in La Paz town, Abra province, north of Manila, a day after a 6.4-magnitude quake struck the province October 25. (Photo by Handout / Christian Edward Padua / AFP)

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