The provincial board has placed the second district of Pampanga under state of calamity following the 6.1 magnitude earthquake on Monday (April 22).
The province’s second district covers towns of Porac, Floridablanca, Guagua, Sasmuan, Lubao, and Sta. Rita.
According to the statement of Vice Governor Dennis Pineda, presiding officer of the provincial board, declaring a state of calamity in the area will help in rebuilding the community after the strong earthquake.
Pineda has also recommended the temporarily closure of Chuzon Supermarket’s other branches in Pampanga for structural assessment.
This was after a Chuzon Supermarket located in a 4-storey building collapsed during Monday’s earthquake. Four were killed while eight were injured.
Rescuers continue to look for survivors still trapped in the rubble.
“We cannot account for all the more than 90 Chuzon workers. We have no information if they managed to run to safety or if they were trapped in the rubble. We advised the management to make the survivors or their relatives report their situation until a full accounting of people is done,” Pineda said. — Aileen Cerrudo
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