DAVAO CITY – The Davao City government sent relief assistance on Tuesday morning, June 16, to earthquake-hit areas in Soccsksargen and Davao region. This city sent 4,000 boxes of relief items and 3,000 one-liter bottles of drinking water to General Santos City, Sarangani town, and Jose Abad...
The number of people affected by the magnitude 7.8 earthquake in Southern Mindanao has climbed to 1.4 million a week after the disaster, the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) said on Tuesday, June 16. In its latest disaster report, DSWD said 1,416,721 individuals or 339,135...
Police forces were deployed in some coastal areas in Sarangani and Davao Occidental over public health concerns following the coastal uplift and marine life deaths after the 7.8 magnitude quake in Mindanao. Gen. Jose Melencio C. Nartatez, Jr., chief of the Philippine National Police (PNP), said he...
Vice President Sara Duterte personally visited injured earthquake victims in hospitals across Sarangani Province and General Santos City as the Office of the Vice President (OVP) continues its relief and recovery efforts following the powerful earthquake that recently struck Mindanao. In a social...
The Philippine National Police (PNP) on Monda, June 15, sait it deployed additional personnel to communities struggling with power outages following the recent earthquake in Mindanao to prevent crime and protect the public. Police General Jose Melencio C. Nartatez Jr., PNP chief, directed the...
DAVAO CITY – The Department of Education-Schools Division of Sarangani will implement alternative delivery mode for learners as hundreds of classrooms were damaged in the magnitude-7.8 earthquake on June 8. Classes in the province remain suspended until June 17 as emergency protocols are still in...
A hazardous geological phenomenon known as “artificial river damming” now threatens downstream communities in Mindanao after a massive magnitude 7.8 earthquake in Maasim, Sarangani last week destabilized mountain slopes, triggering massive landslides that have choked local river channels. This...
VIENNA, Austria — The Philippines is seeking emergency assistance from the United Nations’ nuclear watchdog to re-evaluate potential atomic power sites after the powerful 7.8 magnitude earthquake devastated parts of Mindanao, damaging local communities and regional power infrastructure. Heanu...
While earthquakes cannot be predicted the same way as typhoons, House Speaker Faustino "Bojie" Dy III said the country 's local government units (LGU) can still reduce risks in their jurisdictions through proper planning and hazard mapping. Dy, who flew to General Santos City in South Cotabato...
At least 14 road sections and bridges that were damaged by the magnitude 7.8 earthquake that hit the southern portion of Mindanao are now passable to motorists, the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) said on Sunday, June 14. DPWH Secretary Vince Dizon said several road sections, bridges...
' Senator Joel Villanueva announced on Sunday, June 14 that he would attend a special session to be called by President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos, Jr. In a video message aired during the Jesus is Lord (JIL) Church 's Sunday service, Villanueva acknowledged that the...
Responders from the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) and Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) intensified efforts to reach isolated communities in Sarangani and Davao Occidental as the death toll from the magnitude 7.8 earthquake that struck Maasim, Sarangani reached 61 while damage to infrastructure...
