Distribution of emergency bags or ‘go-bags’ in Metro Manila is being discussed on social media amidst the series of earthquakes nationwide.
Some local government units (LGU) recently began their distribution and planning of go-bags, while some have already distributed their respective emergency kits in the past year.
The Taguig LGU began its house-to-house distribution of go-bags in residential communities last October 13. According to the local government, 1,248 go-bags were given to residents of 13 buildings in the Centennial Village at Brgy. Western Bicutan.
It also gave away go-bags in other high-risk residential areas such as Tenement, Bagong Lipunan Condominium, and Maharlika Housing, after doing the same in all 52 public schools in Taguig.
According to Taguig Mayor Lani Cayetano, go-bags will be distributed to ‘more than 200,000 households.’ ‘We never know when disaster will strike. The important thing is to be prepared. Every house, every Taguigeño family, should have a Go-Bag that can be pulled out at any time for safety,’ Cayetano was quoted in a statement written in Filipino. On the other hand, Muntinlupa Mayor Ruffy Biazon shared on social media that the first batch of go-bags for the city is currently undergoing the procurement processes.
Biazon said that the go-bags were included in the city’s 2025 budget; however, the LGU has yet to confirm when the go-bags will be distributed.
The Quezon City LGU gave away go-bags or ‘RESQC Bags’ back in July 2025 for residents residing near waterways and victims of fires.
According to the Quezon City LGU, go-bags will soon be distributed to low-income households that are along the West Valley Fault.
‘The local government’s priority is to provide first aid to those most at risk,’ the LGU said in a statement on October 13. The Pasig City LGU has also made its rounds in distributing go-bags to those residing in the city back in February 2024.
In a social media post on October 12, Pasig City Mayor Vico Sotto revealed that each go-bag cost the city P992 when it was bid for in 2023, and the LGU was able to distribute one go-bag per household, with excess bags going to schools, and public utility vehicles.
‘Even though the fight for reforms may be bloody, let us remain confident and strengthen the reforms that have already been initiated,’ Sotto said. Similarly, the Makati City LGU began distributing go-bags to 11,000 households with elderly and persons with disabilities in June 2025. The Manila LGU also previously distributed go-bags to public schools back in 2020 during the first term of Mayor Francisco ‘Isko’ Moreno Domagoso; however, the LGU has yet to announce the re-distribution of these go-bags to its residents.