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Davao de Oro suspends mining operations due to massive tremor

Published Oct 11, 2025 08:57 am
DAVAO CITY – Davao de Oro Gov. Raul Mabanglo ordered the temporary suspension of all mining operations, effective immediately, following the magnitude-7.4 earthquake that struck the Davao region on Friday, Oct. 10.
Mabanglo confirmed the order during the Regional Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council press briefing via Zoom on Friday evening. He said the order covers both small-scale and large-scale mining operations throughout the province.
He added that the suspension, mandated under Memorandum Order No. 0155, Series of 2025, aims to ensure the safety of workers and residents living nearby mining areas affected by the earthquake.
"The suspension was necessary as aftershocks may continue for days or weeks, which could pose serious risks," Mabanglo said, adding that the local government is continuously assessing and monitoring the situation in the province.
Provincial authorities urged all municipal local government units (MLGUs) and other concerned agencies to coordinate closely with their respective mining stakeholders in implementing the suspension.
Mabanglo said the temporary halt will remain in effect until inspection and assessment of mining sites are completed by the Mines and Geosciences Bureau and the Provincial Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Office.
The order stated that mining operations will only be allowed to resume once the concerned authorities issue a clearance certifying that the areas are safe for operation.
For inquiries or further information, the public may contact the PDRRMO through its hotline numbers 0909-349-4645 or 0995-891-9697, or reach them through a message to the office’s official Facebook page.
As of 10 p.m. Friday, Randy Loy, chief, Davao de Oro Provincial Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Office (PDRRMO), said that three persons were confirmed dead and 10 others were injured in the gold rush village of Barangay Kingking in Pantukan.
Loy said the fatalities were outside their mine tunnels when they were hit by a landslide.
He said no houses were damaged due to the landslide.
The gold rush sites of Pantukan has a long history of deadly landslide incidents in the past.
Over the years, hundreds of miners have been killed and injured in the gold rush site areas mostly due to rain-induced landslides.
Dozens of miners were declared missing after they were trapped inside their tunnels or buried in landslides.
As a result, several areas in the mountainous areas of Pantukan have been declared no-habitation zones due to risk of landslides.
Beverly Brebante, chief, Mines and Geosciences Bureau in Davao region, said that the mountainous areas of Davao de Oro and Davao Oriental, which have history of landslide, have long been declared as critical areas.
Brebante added that they have dispatched several teams to conduct assessment in affected areas.
Mabanglo also said that the provincial government is coordinating with concerned national agencies to conduct post-earthquake assessment and hazard mapping.
The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) in Davao region assured that miners and residents in gold rush sites could receive assistance from the agency through the Sustainable Livelihood Program (SLP).
Aside from Pantukan, the towns of Maco and Monkayo are the known gold-rush sites in Davao de Oro.
According to estimates, there are over 5,000 small-scale miners operating in the province.

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