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(Photo courtesy of PIA-Abra) MANILA - A total of 20,533 houses in northern Luzon were heavily damaged by the magnitude 7 earthquake that jolted the provinces of Abra, Ilocos Sur, La Union, Pangasinan, Kalinga Apayao, Benguet, Ifugao, and Mountain Province on July 27. The Department of Human Settlements and Urban Development (DHSUD) assured during the "Laging Handa" public briefing on Monday that its local shelter cluster teams and regional offices are on the ground and monitoring the situation. "Per our monitoring, tumaas ang damaged houses. Kahapon nasa 14,798. Kanina pag update, 20,533 na. At out of that number, 302 ang completely destroyed (the number of damaged houses have increased. From 14,798 yesterday [Sunday] to 20,533 this morning. And out of that number, 302 houses were completely destroyed)," DHSUD Undersecretary Avelino Tolentino said. The DHSUD has activated local shelter cluster teams in Regions 1 (Ilocos), 2 (Cagayan Valley), and the Cordillera Admin