00:00The Philippines is now more prepared for a possible strong earthquake, according to PHEVOX.
00:05Different preparations have helped a lot, including the quarterly simultaneous earthquake drill.
00:11Ryan Nesigas for PTV in Malitang, Pambansa.
00:17Compared to previous years, the Philippines is now more prepared for a strong earthquake.
00:23This is what PHEVOX Director Dr. Teresito Bacolcol said in the program, Bagong Pilipinas Ngayon.
00:29NDRRMC's quarterly simultaneous earthquake drill is a big help
00:35to let the public know what to do before and after the earthquake.
00:39Because of this, the public becomes more aware of the possible effects of the earthquake.
00:45Bacolcol made the statement after the magnitude 7.7 earthquake hit Myanmar and Thailand,
00:51which killed many people.
00:53But is it possible for a magnitude 7.7 earthquake to hit the country?
00:58Yes. It's higher than the magnitude 7.7 earthquake that we can experience.
01:03In fact, we experienced this before.
01:06On July 16, 1990, the magnitude 7.8 earthquake hit the country.
01:11On August 17, 1976, we had a magnitude 8.1 earthquake in Mindanao.
01:20In the entire Philippines, the active fault segments and six trenches are up to 180.
01:26All of these have the capacity to move or move slowly to a strong earthquake.
01:34The government is preparing for the possible hit of the so-called the big one,
01:39which is the infrastructure vulnerability, particularly in Metro Manila.
01:45Most of the houses, roofs and other areas are not earthquake resistant.
01:50Retrofitting and reinforcing buildings are important and this is what our government is doing.
01:56It is also better if there is always an emergency kit or emergency bag with food,
02:01water, medicine and flashlight that lasts for three days.
02:05It is also important to talk and practice the document hold with other family members
02:11and set up a meeting point in case the family members are separated during an earthquake.
02:17It should be noted that based on the study of PHEVOX, MMDI and JICA in 2004,
02:23more than 33,000 will be casualties in Metro Manila due to the impact of the big one.
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