00:00According to the Big One of Metro Manila, the effect of the earthquake in Bangkok, Thailand
00:07is that the center is located in Myanmar.
00:10But the Big One is more worried because it will cause a fault that will happen in Manila
00:20and not in other places.
00:22Mark Salazar was there.
00:30It's not a joke that the houses in Bangkok, Thailand were hit.
00:44Even if it's not there, the epicenter of the 7.7 magnitude earthquake this Friday is still in Myanmar.
00:52Just think about it, the epicenter is in an entire city.
01:00That's what the Big One feared in Metro Manila.
01:06Because the West Valley Fault is right here.
01:09It can cause a 7 magnitude earthquake if it moves.
01:13And it can affect up to 50,000 people, according to the study of the Japan International Cooperation Agency, FIVOCS and MMDA.
01:23If the Big One in Metro Manila, which is a magnitude 7.2, happens,
01:30it will have an intensity of 8.
01:33This is how strong the earthquake is.
01:36There's shaking, there's fear.
01:39But as FIVOCS said, the earthquake won't kill a person
01:43because of the intensity of the quake.
01:45If it's not the earthquake that can hit you
01:47or the fire that can happen because of the intensity of the quake.
01:53Casualties and fires in the provinces near Metro Manila are not included in the JICA study.
02:00In residential buildings where the construction is not correct,
02:04there's no building permit,
02:06in that scenario, they will fall.
02:08That scenario is a nighttime scenario.
02:11Imagine if that earthquake will happen on a daytime.
02:15We need to update the studies in Metro Manila.
02:19In Barangay Bagong Silangan in Quezon City,
02:23the West Valley Fault is marked by an orange line and a cloud of smoke.
02:29I don't know. I just found out.
02:32Do you know what's going on now?
02:36Of course, I'm a bit scared.
02:39It's the same, the orange line.
02:41God, the Big One is scary.
02:43Let's just pray as much as we can.
02:46Mona Ariate's house will go through the fault,
02:49but she's not easy to relocate.
02:51It's not a problem because it's not totally free.
02:57We will pay for it.
02:59For now, there are preparations being made,
03:01such as retrofitting of old houses and infrastructure,
03:05private or public.
03:07We expect residential buildings, around 12 to 13 percent would sustain heavy damage.
03:1510 to 30-story buildings, around 11 percent heavy damage,
03:20and then 30 to 60-story buildings, 2 percent.
03:23Our government agencies are almost prepared.
03:26There is an emergency earthquake drill, fire drill.
03:29To the local governmental units,
03:32we are also demanding that their building officers
03:39conduct inspections, if possible,
03:43and be strict in giving permits for the construction of buildings.
03:49But Metro Manila is not the only place that should be prepared
03:52because there are many faults and trenches in the Philippines,
03:56aside from Palawan.
03:57All the places here in the Philippines, except for this one, have Big One.
04:01For GMA Integrated News,
04:04Mark Salazar,
04:06NAKA TUTO, 24 HORAS
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