PHIVOLCS urges Filipinos to join quake drills, assess houses

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Students take shelter during a nationwide earthquake drill, at the Rafael Palma elementary school in Manila on September 8, 2022.

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MANILA, Philippines — The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology reminded the public to participate in earthquake drills and check if their homes or workplaces are properly constructed following a devastating earthquake that struck Turkey and Syria.

 

The Philippines is regularly rocked by quakes due to its location on the Pacific "Ring of Fire" — an arc of intense seismic activity.

 

“Everyone must prepare and must be involved. That is not only the business of PHIVOLCS. It’s everyone’s duty to prepare,” PHIVOLCS officer-in-charge Teresito Bacolcol said in an interview with TeleRadyo on Tuesday evening.

 

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