{"id":236224,"date":"2019-10-31T22:55:23","date_gmt":"2019-11-01T02:55:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/?p=236224"},"modified":"2025-01-31T04:58:44","modified_gmt":"2025-01-31T09:58:44","slug":"prayer-best-weapon-vs-quake-duterte","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/2019\/10\/31\/prayer-best-weapon-vs-quake-duterte\/","title":{"rendered":"Prayer best weapon vs. quake: Duterte"},"content":{"rendered":"
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FILE: President Rodrigo Roa Duterte delivers his speech during the 69th National Executive Board Meeting of the League of Cities of the Philippines at the DusitD2 Davao Hotel in Davao City. ROBINSON NI\u00d1AL JR.\/PRESIDENTIAL PHOTO<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

MANILA\u00a0\u2013 Following a series of earthquakes that struck some areas in Mindanao this month, President Rodrigo Duterte on Thursday said prayer would be everyone\u2019s best weapon against a strong tremor.<\/p>\n

Duterte made the statement in a chance interview in his hometown, Davao City, as he acknowledged that natural disasters cannot be predicted.<\/p>\n

\u201cWell, one is that nobody but nobody can prevent an earthquake to happen. There\u2019s no\u2026 there\u2019s no accurate prediction\u00a0diyan<\/em>\u00a0(there).\u00a0Walang ano diyan<\/em>\u00a0(You cannot tell) whether it would come or not,\u201d the President said on the sidelines of his visit to the tomb of his departed parents at the Roman Catholic Public Cemetery in Davao City.<\/p>\n

\u201cMag-dasal ka na lang, buti<\/em>\u00a0(It would be better if you pray),\u201d he added, recalling what he had told his security aides who were worried for his safety when the strong quake was felt in his hometown.<\/p>\n

Duterte said he was sleeping when a destructive quake shook parts of Mindanao, including Davao City, on Thursday morning.<\/p>\n

A 6.5-magnitude earthquake was felt 33 kilometers east of Tulunan town in Cotabato province at around 9:11 a.m., Thursday, according to the bulletin released by the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology.<\/p>\n

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Prior to this, two other powerful tremors were felt in Mindanao in just a span of one month.<\/p>\n

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The President said his house, which sustained several cracks in the walls and ceilings, would be inspected by the Presidential Security Group (PSG) on Friday to ensure his and his family\u2019s safety.<\/p>\n

\u201cThere are cracks as early as about three earthquakes ago.<\/p>\n

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Every time it happens,\u00a0may bagong<\/em>\u00a0crack (another crack becomes visible).\u00a0Pero crack lang naman. Makita mo ng ano linya<\/em>\u00a0(But it\u2019s just a crack and you\u2019ll just notice a visible line),\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

\u201cBut anyway,\u00a0sabi ng<\/em>\u00a0PSG (the PSG said), they are insisting that it will be inspected. Maybe tomorrow,\u201d Duterte added.<\/p>\n

Avoid going to buildings with \u2018many cracks\u2019<\/strong><\/p>\n

Duterte has already directed all concerned government agencies to render immediate assistance to the victims of the earthquake that destroyed several buildings and roads in the southern part of the country.<\/p>\n

He advised the public to avoid going to buildings \u201cwith many cracks,\u201d especially in this situation wherein Mindanao has been affected by a series of destructive earthquakes.<\/p>\n

\u201cAng akin for those who are staying in buildings, structures that are not fit for human habitation,\u00a0tingnan nilang mabuti (t<\/em>hey should be cautious),\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

\u201cIf there are so many cracks and the cracks are really big\u2026, [it is] an indication that it is already really an old structure or a structure which was built not in accordance with law.\u00a0Kaya na-ano ito, madi-disgrasya<\/em>\u00a0(You are exposed to danger),\u201d he added.<\/p>\n

Earlier Thursday, Presidential Communications Operations Office Secretary Martin Andanar assured the earthquake victims that the national government\u2019s response teams from disaster risk management agencies are already \u201con top of the situation.”<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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