Department of Social Welfare and Development-Disaster Response Operations Monitoring and Information Center (DSWD Facebook) The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) said 3,310 people, or 829 families, are still in evacuation centers following the 7.4-magnitude earthquake that struck...
A magnitude 5.2 earthquake jolted Surigao del Sur at 12:45 p.m. on Thursday, Dec. 7, the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) said. (Phivolcs) The epicenter of the earthquake was located 75 kilometers (km) southeast of Marihatag, Surigao del Sur at a shallow depth of six...
BUTUAN CITY – The Surigao del Sur Provincial Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Office (PDRRMO) said continuing aftershocks from the magnitude-7.4 earthquake have affected efforts to normalize the situation in the province. Data received by the PDRRMO from Municipal DRRMOs in the province...
BUTUAN CITY – Following the recent earthquake in Caraga and the bombing of a Mass in Marawi City, the Police Regional Office-13 is on full alert status to ensure operational readiness and swift response to any threats to peace and order and any calamity in the region. PRO-13 Director Police Brig....
DAVAO CITY – The provincial government of Davao Occidental suspended classes in public schools on December 4 and 5 as part of the inspection of all public infrastructures and other facilities following the magnitude 7.4-earthquake on Saturday night, December 2. “All school heads, safety...
The number of aftershocks from the magnitude 7.4 earthquake in Surigao del Sur has risen to 1,692 on Monday morning, Dec. 4, said the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs). (Phivolcs) Of the recorded aftershocks, Phivolcs said 340 were plotted by at least three seismic...
A magnitude 6.8 earthquake struck Surigao del Sur at 3:49 a.m. on Monday, Dec. 4, said the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs). (Phivolcs) The epicenter of the earthquake was located 67 kilometers northeast of Cagwait, Surigao del Sur, at a depth of one kilometer. Although...
(Phivolcs) A 6.6 magnitude offshore earthquake jolted Surigao del Sur on Sunday evening, Dec.3, said the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs). Phivolcs said the earthquake, which struck at 6:35 p.m., was an aftershock of the 7.4-magnitude earthquake on Saturday, Dec. 2. The...
DAVAO CITY – Mayor Michelle Nakpil Rabat suspended classes in public schools in Mati City on Monday, December 4, for an inspection by rapid damage assessment teams of the structural integrity of all public infrastructure, buildings, schools, and other facilities after the magnitude 7.4-earthquake...
DAVAO CITY – One person was killed and four were injured in Davao region in the magnitude-7.4 earthquake that rocked a wide swath of Mindanao on Saturday night, December 2. OFFICIALS inspect an infrastructure in Hinatuan, Surigao del Sur damaged by the magnitude-7.4 earthquake on Saturday...
(Phivolcs) The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) continued to detect aftershocks following the magnitude 7.4 earthquake that struck Hinatuan, Surigao del Sur on Saturday evening, Dec. 2. As of 10 a.m., Sunday, Dec. 3, Phivolcs recorded 659 aftershocks, of which 122 were...
BUTUAN CITY – People fled to the streets and higher grounds after a magnitude-7.4 earthquake rocked the Caraga region on Saturday night, December 2. PEOPLE gather outside a building after a magnitude-7.4 earthquake struck the Caraga region on Saturday night, December 2. (PIA-Caraga) Two...