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Quake deaths hit 215; infra damage P2.2B

MANILA, Philippines—Two weeks after a magnitude-7.2 earthquake hit Bohol, bodies are still being found under collapsed infrastructure whose total damage is estimated at over P2.2 billion. Two more bodies were recovered—one in the village of Antequera and…

Philippines’ biggest firms rush to help quake victims

A day after a powerful earthquake struck Bohol and Cebu provinces, the country’s largest corporations rushed into action to deliver aid to devastated areas. But in addition to the usual corporate donations of relief goods, one conglomerate…

Bohol earthquake damages P75.15 million worth of roads and bridges

The Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) said Wednesday that damage to roads and bridges in Bohol and Cebu had been estimated at P75.15 million. In Bohol, 23 bridges that collapsed cost P57.8 million. In Cebu,…