BUTUAN CITY – The Office of Civil Defense (OCD) and Provincial Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Office (PDRRMO) reported no damage and fatalities from the magnitude-6.4 earthquake that rattled Davao Occidental on Wednesday night, October 4. However, the OCD and PDRRMO are still closely...
BUTUAN CITY – A magnitude-4.3 earthquake jolted Davao Occidental before dawn on Tuesday, October 3. The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) said the earthquake was recorded at 4:58 a.m. and its epicenter was 160 kilometers (kms) southeast of Sarangani Island,...
GENERAL SANTOS CITY – A traffic enforcer was arrested in a buy-bust operation in Maasim, Sarangani on Friday, September 22. Police Brig. Gen. Jimili Macaraeg, Police Regional Office-12 director, identified the suspect as Salihim Dulaham, 48, a traffic enforcer of Maasim. Police seized from...
Authorities confiscate boxes of allegedly smuggled cigarettes worth P1..84 million from Indonesian watercraft KM Pejuang Devisa 2 off Sarangani, Davao Occidental on Sept. 14, 2023. (Photo by Naval Forces Eastern Mindanao) The Philippine Navy (PN) said on Saturday, Sept. 16, that it has intercepted...
MALUNGON, Sarangani – Residents and business entrepreneurs from this municipality can now pay for dues to the local government faster online through the digital payment facility of the Land Bank of the Philippines (Landbank). MALUNGON Mayor Maria Theresa Constantino (second from right), Vice...
BUTUAN CITY – A magnitude-4.6 earthquake jolted Davao Occidental on Monday morning, September 11. The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) recorded the tremor at 6:38 a.m. and its epicenter was 368 kilometers (kms) southeast of Balut Island, Sarangani, Davao...
BUTUAN CITY – A magnitude-5.1 earthquake rocked Davao Occidental province before dawn on Friday morning, September 8. The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) said the tremor was recorded at 3:20 a.m. and its epicenter was 280 kilometers (kms) southeast of...
BUTUAN CITY – A magnitude-4.4 earthquake rocked Davao Occidental province on Wednesday morning, September 6. The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) said the tremor was recorded at 8:07 a.m. and its epicenter was 320 kilometers (kms) southeast of Balut Island,...
BUTUAN CITY – A magnitude-4.7 earthquake rocked Davao Occidental before dawn on Monday, September 4. The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) said the tremor was recorded at 2:15 a.m. and its epicenter was 72 kilometers (kms) southeast of Balut Island, municipality...
BUTUAN CITY – A magnitude-5.5 earthquake jolted Davao Occidental on Tuesday morning, August 29. The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) recorded the earthquake at 1:59 a.m. and its epicenter was 214 kilometers southeast of Balut Island in the...
BUTUAN CITY – A magnitude-4.6 earthquake jolted Davao Occidental province on Monday morning, August 28. The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) said the tectonic earthquake was registered at 5:35 a.m. and its epicenter was 342 kilometers (kms) southeast of Balut...
BUTUAN CITY – A magnitude-four earthquake jolted Davao Occidental province on Monday morning, August 7. The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) said the earthquake was registered at 1:49 a.m. and its epicenter was located 327 kilometers (kms) southeast of...