DAVAO CITY – The province of Davao Oriental has been placed under a state of calamity due to the recent twin earthquakes. The Sangguniang Panlalawigan approved Resolution No. 18-152-10-2025 following the recommendation of the Provincial Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (PDRRMC) on...
The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) has recorded more than 1,200 aftershocks following the magnitude 7.4 and 6.8 offshore earthquakes that struck Davao Oriental. As of 8 a.m. on Tuesday, October 14, Phivolcs said a total of 1,281 aftershocks had been recorded, of which...
CEBU CITY – Northern Cebu province was jolted once again just as it is trying to get back on its feet following the magnitude-6.9 earthquake last Sept. 30. At least 14 persons were injured when a magnitude-5.8 earthquake struck the area past midnight Monday, Oct. 13. The Philippine Institute of...
DAVAO CITY – The city government on Monday, Oct. 13, temporarily barred people from occupying four buildings here due to severe damage in the recent magnitude-7.4 earthquake. In a public advisory, Mapúa Malayan Colleges Mindanao (administrative and school building), The Velvet Suites and...
The Department of Education (DepEd) on Monday, October 13, said it has intensified efforts to repair damaged schools and restore learning in areas affected by the recent 7.4-magnitude earthquake in Mindanao. DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara and President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. visited Davao Oriental...
President Marcos is not afraid to travel to Davao, a known bailiwick of the Dutertes, whom he had a fallout with, to bring assistance to people affected by the strong earthquake that jolted Davao Oriental last week, Malacañang said. Palace Press Officer and Communications Undersecretary Claire...
A teachers’ group on Monday, October 13, criticized the government’s recurring reliance on class suspensions amid public health concerns and disaster preparedness drills, calling it a sign of chronic neglect of the education sector. The Alliance of Concerned Teachers-National Capital Region...
The Department of Education (DepEd) on Monday, October 13, clarified that preventive class suspensions are part of its proactive measures to safeguard students, teachers, and personnel during disaster preparedness activities and health safety initiatives. In a public statement released by Chief...
President Marcos announced that the Office of the President (OP) has allocated P158-million financial assistance to local governments affected by the 7.4-magnitude earthquake that struck Davao Oriental last week. According to Malacañang, P50 million will be given to the province of Davao Oriental...
BACOLOD CITY – This highly-urbanized city and two local government units (LGUs) in Negros Occidental suspended classes on all levels on Monday, Oct. 13, after a magnitude-5.8 aftershock rocked Bogo City, Cebu before dawn. Mayor Greg Gasataya announced the class suspension after a meeting with the...
Visiting Croatian Foreign Minister Gordan Grlić Radman announced on Monday, Oct. 13, his government’s decision to donate 100,000 euros (approximately P6.76 million) for the Philippine government’s response to the multiple earthquakes that hit the country in recent weeks. The official, who...
DAVAO CITY – The magnitude-7.4 earthquake that hit the coastal town of Manay in Davao Oriental province on Oct. 11 was one of the strongest to hit Mindanao in the last decade. But it was not the first destructive tremor to ravage the municipality and Mindanao. The Philippine Institute of...
