Metro Manila (CNN Philippines, July 28) — Several groups have launched donation drives to help victims of the magnitude 7 quake that struck Abra on Wednesday.
Among these are government and non-government organizations, a religious group, and university-based disaster relief programs, which have pledged to help by collecting monetary and in-kind donations:
Philippine Coast Guard-Maritime Security and Law Enforcement Command
Tulong Ilocano: Ilocos Sur in partnership with Youth Solutions Network and UN-SDSN Youth Philippines
Kabataan Partylist’s Tulong Kabataan
In its latest bulletin on Monday, August 1, the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council said nine of the casualties have been confirmed, while one is for validation. At least 376 people were also confirmed to have sustained injuries.
Infrastructures, houses and heritage houses in Vigan, as well as historic sites in Ilocos Sur were not spared by the tremor.
Angat Abra
The provincial government of Abra already placed the province under a state of calamity.
Caritas Manila
University of the Philippines Ugnayan ng Pahinungod (Baguio and Diliman)
University of the Philippines Los Banos Agapay
GCash
Infrastructures, houses and even heritage houses in Vigan and historic sites in Ilocos Sur were not spared by the tremor.
The provincial government of Abra already placed the province under a state of calamity.
