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Myanmar marks new year festival while mourning

MANDALAY, Myanmar—Thousands marked the start of Myanmar’s water festival on Sunday in the ruins of last month’s earthquake, with the country’s most raucous holiday...

DSWD deploys psychological first aid team for Myanmar quake victims

The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) has mobilized its psychological first aid (PFA) team to provide immediate support to survivors of the...

OCD demands adherence to proper building standards

The Office of Civil Defense (OCD) emphasized Tuesday the critical need for constructing earthquake-resistant buildings and bridges, noting that up to 500,000 structures could...

PH rescue team focuses on search in Myanmar

The 91-member Philippine team deployed to Myanmar following the magnitude-7.7 earthquake on March 28 focused on search and retrieval at the collapsed Jade City...

Rain complicates recovery in quake-hit Myanmar as death toll rises

than 50 million people have been complicated by unreliable communication networks and infrastructure heavily damaged by four years of civil war. Even before the recent...

Myanmar’s junta chief to head to Bangkok summit of 7 nations

SAGAING, Myanmar – The head of Myanmar’s junta was expected to travel to Bangkok Thursday for a regional summit, as the death toll from...

Rescue

A joint team of Myanmar and Turkish rescuers pull a man alive from the rubble of a hotel in the capital Naypyidaw, five days...

Pinoys in Myanmar set to be transferred, DFA says

Nearly 100 Filipinos in Mandalay, Myanmar, will be transferred to Yangon this week as the city remains unsafe following last week’s 7.7-magnitude earthquake, the...

97 Filipinos near Myanmar quake epicenter move to Yangon this week

Nearly 100 Filipinos from Mandalay, the area hardest hit by the recent 7.7 magnitude earthquake in Myanmar, are set to be relocated to Yangon...

DPWH steps up retrofitting of public buildings nationwide

The Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) continues its assessment and retrofitting efforts on public infrastructure across the country to ensure compliance with...

Myanmar quake victim rescued after 5 days as aid calls grow

Mandalay, Myanmar—Rescuers on Wednesday pulled a man alive from the rubble five days after Myanmar's devastating earthquake, as calls grew for the junta to allow...

Thailand rescue dogs double as emotional support

Bangkok, Thailand—Thailand's search and rescue dogs are taking on the role of emotional support animals for grieving relatives of victims of a Bangkok skyscraper flattened...

PH search and rescue contingent lands in Myanmar

The first batch of Filipino rescuers arrived in Myanmar’s capital Naypyidaw Tuesday afternoon to provide much-needed aid to a population that is still reeling...

Tingog sends message of support after Thailand, Myanmar quake

The Tingog Party-list said it stands in deep solidarity with the people of Myanmar and Thailand in the wake of the recent earthquake that...
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