The Mindanao grid is expected to return to normal conditions soon after being placed under yellow alert on Wednesday, June 10, following power supply disruptions partly caused by the recent 7.8-magnitude earthquake. Energy Secretary Sharon Garin said roughly 800 megawatts (MW) of capacity initially...
DAVAO CITY – The provincial government of Sarangani has declared a state of calamity following the devastating earthquake that affected almost the entire province and killed 18 people, injured dozens, and resulted in widespread damage to infrastructure. Gov. Rogelio Pacquiao said the province has...
Vice President Sara Duterte on Wednesday, June 10, visited families affected by the magnitude 7.8 earthquake that struck parts of Mindanao, offering condolences to those who lost loved ones and providing updates on relief efforts undertaken by the Office of the Vice President (OVP). Among those she...
President Marcos announced that the families of those who died during the magnitude 7.8 earthquake in Sarangani will receive P50,000 each from the government. He announced this while in General Santos City on Wednesday, June 10, to assess the situation following the strong earthquake, which claimed...
DAVAO CITY – Earthquake-affected towns in the provinces of Sarangani and Davao Occidental are appealing for more aid such as food, water, medicine, and tents as some areas are still isolated due to damaged roads and bridges. Two days since the earthquake struck on June 8, many of these affected...
The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) has provided at least ₱21.3 million worth of assistance to families and individuals affected by the magnitude 7.8 earthquake that struck parts of Mindanao on June 8. Based on the Disaster Response Operations Monitoring, Information, and...
DAVAO CITY – The Municipal Council of Jose Abad Santos, Davao Occidental declared a state of calamity on Tuesday following the 7.8-magnitude earthquake that triggered landslides and killed seven residents. In an interview on Wednesday, Mayor Jason John Joyce said local authorities are conducting...
State-run Social Housing Finance Corp. (SHFC) has granted a one-month moratorium on amortization payments for member-beneficiaries in communities affected by the magnitude 7.8 earthquake that recently struck Mindanao. In a statement on Wednesday, June 10, SHFC said the payment reprieve covers the...
National and local response clusters mobilized thousands of personnel, aircraft, and sea vessels to intensify search, rescue, and retrieval (SRR) operations and relief distribution in Mindanao following a magnitude 7.8 earthquake that struck Maasim, Sarangani, which has so far killed 45 people and...
The Taguig City government announced it is ready to deploy personnel to assist in ongoing response operations in areas affected by the 7.8-magnitude earthquake that struck Mindanao on June 8. The Taguig City Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Office (CDRRMO) has placed its search and rescue...
In the aftermath of the magnitude 7.8 earthquake that struck off the coast of Sarangani, the nation 's foremost concern must be the welfare of the thousands of families whose lives have been disrupted by this devastating disaster. Beyond the tremors that rattled communities lies a more...
DAVAO CITY – The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Region-12 has sent relief aid to the coastal town of Glan in Sarangani cut off by roads and bridges destroyed by the magnitude-7.8 earthquake Monday. DSWD Region-12 chief Loreto Cabaya Jr. said that they have utilized Philippine...
