The Government Service Insurance System (GSIS) announced that it will be granting emergency loans to all their members and pensioners who are residing or working in the earthquake-affected areas in Northern Luzon.
Over 1,000 aftershocks were recorded in Abra after the major 7.0-magnitude quake rocked Northern Luzon on Wednesday, July 27, the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) reported Friday, July 29.
The National Union of Students of the Philippines (NUSP), an alliance of student councils in the country, urged President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. to "prioritize the safe reopening of schools."
