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IN preparation for the 'Big One,' in reference to a major earthquake that is predicted to hit Metro Manila, the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) hosted a briefing for embassies and international organizations in Makati City to discuss the technical aspects of disaster preparedness and provided information on hazard, vulnerability and risk assessment being made by the local government.
Magnitude 6.8 and 7.4 earthquakes struck Mindanao Island in the last couple of weeks. The strong ground shaking caused significant structural damage, liquefaction, landslides, sea-level disturbance and tsunamis.
A SEISMOLOGIST from the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) said the earthquake that struck the southern Philippines on Friday, November 17, could have been the 'big one' that was being expected.
Forced to vacate their shoreline homes in 2020, Teduray residents were buried in mud after fatal landslides triggered by Severe Tropical Storm Paeng hit them in October 2022. Private resorts have since taken over, one of them owned by a political family.