Surigao del Sur 1st district Rep. Romeo Momo Sr. is urging Malacañang to promptly certify as urgent the passage of the proposed new Philippine Building Act (PBA) following the widespread damage caused to infrastructure by the 7.8-magnitude earthquake that rocked Sarangani and its nearby provinces....
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 Department of Human Settlements and Urban Development (DHSUD) has approved a moratorium on housing amortization payments in areas affected by the magnitude 7.8 earthquake that struck parts of Mindanao on Monday morning, June 8. DHSUD Secretary Jose Ramon Aliling said he already ordered the...
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...
The Philippine Red Cross (PRC) deployed satellite phones, communication units, generators, hot meals, and food packs to communities affected by the magnitude 7.8 earthquake in General Santos and Sarangani. PRC chairman and chief executive officer Richard J. Gordon said the deployment of equipment...
