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12,500 Emergency Go Bags distributed in San Juan City — Mayor Francis
Manila Bulletin
|October 16, 2025
San Juan City Mayor Francis Zamora on Wednesday, Oct. 15, announced that the city government had already distributed 12,500 Emergency Go Bags to its residents as the city continues to prepare for calamities and disasters, particularly the long-anticipated "The Big One" earthquake.
SAN JUAN CITY Mayor Francis Zamora holds some of the city's Emergency Go Bags. (Photo from Mayor Francis Zamora)
(Mayor Francis Zamora)
Zamora said that all public school students in San Juan City had been given their Emergency Go Bags including hard hats since March.
This story is from the October 16, 2025 edition of Manila Bulletin.
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