MANILA, Oct. 6 -- President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. said evacuation "tent cities" are now being set up in Cebu to shelter residents displaced by the 6.9 magnitude earthquake that struck the province on Sept. 30.

"With the help of Dick Gordon and the Red Cross, they've been very, very, very helpful," Marcos said in Episode 5 of his "Bagong Pilipinas Podcast," released Monday.

The President earlier ordered the immediate establishment of temporary shelters to house families whose homes were destroyed or deemed unsafe due to quake damage.

The national government has allotted PHP375 million for response and relief operations in Cebu, with PHP150 million coursed through the Local Government Support Fund and PHP75 million earmarked for Bogo C...