The Office of Civil Defense (OCD) is now on alert after a magnitude 6.5 earthquake struck off Balut Island in Sarangani, Davao Occidental even as authorities have yet to receive reports of significant damage to infrastructure and power facilities. OCD Region 12 Regional Director Rodrigo Sosmeña...
A magnitude 6.6 earthquake struck waters off Davao Occidental on Friday evening, June 26, with the strongest reported shaking at Intensity V in parts of Sarangani province, the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) said. In the Earthquake Information No. 1, Phivolcs said the...
DAVAO CITY – An artificial lake formed following the massive 7.8-earthquake-induced landslide in the remote village of San Isidro in Jose Abad Santos (JAS), Davao Occidental was finally drained of water on Wednesday, June 24. According to Provincial Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Office...
DAVAO CITY – Two weeks since the magnitude-7.8 earthquake struck, responders are still digging through the dirt and rubble to retrieve 13 persons missing in the hinterland barangays of Jose Abad Santos (JAS), Davao Occidental. A report from the JAS Municipal Disaster Risk Reduction and Management...
Vice President Sara Duterte personally visited communities in Davao Occidental and Sarangani Province affected by the recent earthquake to assess the condition of affected families and patients recovering from the disaster. In a statement, the Office of the Vice President (OVP) said the June 21...
DAVAO CITY – Amid challenges to access in earthquake-hit areas, all isolated barangays in the provinces of Davao Occidental and Sarangani have already received relief aid, according to government agencies. In the first few days after the magnitude-7.8 earthquake struck, relief aid and emergency...
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...
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...
DAVAO CITY – Mayor Jason John Joyce of Jose Abad Santos (JAS) town in Davao Occidental, one of the towns in the Davao region affected by Monday’s earthquake, has appealed for additional tents as among their urgent needs, saying that many of his constituents are expected to spend the night...
Complaints involving eight alleged “ghost” farm-to-market road (FMR) pro jects in Davao Occidental worth around P94 million were filed by the Department of Agriculture (DA) before the Office of the Ombudsman on Thursday, May 21, against Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) officials...
A 4.9-magnitude earthquake struck Davao Occidental at 11:33 a.m. on Saturday, March 28, according to the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs). Phivolcs said the quake’s epicenter was located 28 kilometers northeast of Sarangani Island in Sarangani, Davao Occidental, at a...
DAVAO CITY – The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) and the Philippine National Police-Regional Maritime Unit (PNP-RMU) bared on Wednesday, Jan. 21, that they did not receive any distress call from a missing recreational vessel on Monday. Only one of 15 people on board MBCA Amejara was rescued on...
