The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology pushed for the relocation of 44 households along the newly-named Bogo Bay Fault that generated the deadly magnitude-6.9 earthquake that hit Cebu provinces and neighboring areas on September 30, 2025.
According to Bogo City Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Officer Rex Leoben Ygot, the fault system identified by PHIVOLCS traverses three barangays — Libertad, Nailon, and Dakit.
“These 44 households must be evacuated, not temporarily but permanently. They should not return to that area,” Ygot said.
The Bogo city government said it will look for a relocation site for the affected residents.
Phivolcs earlier designated a 5-meter buffer zone from both sides of the Bogo Bay Fault.
The state agency advised the public to avoid building any structure on top or within the buffer zone to avoid the danger of fissuring from the active fault’s movement.
Phivolcs Director Teresito Bacolcol said based on the mapping of the agency’s Quick Response Team (QRT), both sides of the fault stretches about 6 kilometers on land but a huge part of it is underwater and may stretch up to 40 or 50 km.
Meanwhile, the National Housing Authority has distributed a total of P12.37 million worth of cash aid under its Emergency Housing Assistance Program (EHAP) to 1,085 families living in the municipality of San Remigio who were affected by the earthquake.
Of the total number of beneficiaries, 76 families whose houses were totally damaged received P30,000 each, which totaled P2,280,000; while 1,009 families whose houses were partially damaged received P10,000, which totaled P10,090,000, respectively.
Another set of EHAP distribution will be conducted in the following weeks for other victims of recent earthquakes and typhoons.
