The local government of Pasig City on Wednesday, Oct. 15, said it will allocate P2 million in financial assistance to Davao Oriental, which was recently affected by twin earthquakes. The resolution was approved during a special meeting of the Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (DRRMC)....
The Office of Civil Defense (OCD) reported on Wednesday, Oct. 15, that more than 1.8 million individuals were already affected by the recent earthquakes that rocked Davao Oriental and Cebu. OCD spokesperson Junie Castillo said the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (NDRRMC) and...
DAVAO CITY – The Department of Trade and Industry has issued a 60-day price freeze on basic necessities in the province of Davao Oriental following the declaration of state of calamity due to the doublet earthquake. Covered by the order from Oct. 13 to Dec. 12 are rice, corn, fresh meat, fish,...
The Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) has granted P28 million in emergency employment assistance under its Tulong Panghanapbuhay sa Ating Disadvantaged/Displaced Workers (TUPAD) program to support 5,450 residents who were affected by the Oct. 10 earthquakes in the Davao Region. DOLE-11...
The Office of Civil Defense (OCD) reported that the death toll from the doublet earthquakes that struck Davao Oriental last week has risen to nine after one additional fatality was logged on Tuesday, Oct. 14. The magnitude 7.4 and 6.8 twin earthquakes that struck Manay, Davao Oriental on Oct. 10...
DAVAO CITY – The province of Davao Oriental has been placed under a state of calamity due to the recent twin earthquakes. The Sangguniang Panlalawigan approved Resolution No. 18-152-10-2025 following the recommendation of the Provincial Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (PDRRMC) on...
The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) has recorded more than 1,200 aftershocks following the magnitude 7.4 and 6.8 offshore earthquakes that struck Davao Oriental. As of 8 a.m. on Tuesday, October 14, Phivolcs said a total of 1,281 aftershocks had been recorded, of which...
The Department of Education (DepEd) on Monday, October 13, said it has intensified efforts to repair damaged schools and restore learning in areas affected by the recent 7.4-magnitude earthquake in Mindanao. DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara and President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. visited Davao Oriental...
President Marcos is not afraid to travel to Davao, a known bailiwick of the Dutertes, whom he had a fallout with, to bring assistance to people affected by the strong earthquake that jolted Davao Oriental last week, Malacañang said. Palace Press Officer and Communications Undersecretary Claire...
President Marcos announced that the Office of the President (OP) has allocated P158-million financial assistance to local governments affected by the 7.4-magnitude earthquake that struck Davao Oriental last week. According to Malacañang, P50 million will be given to the province of Davao Oriental...
DAVAO CITY – The magnitude-7.4 earthquake that hit the coastal town of Manay in Davao Oriental province on Oct. 11 was one of the strongest to hit Mindanao in the last decade. But it was not the first destructive tremor to ravage the municipality and Mindanao. The Philippine Institute of...
Around half a million individuals have already been affected by the doublet earthquakes that struck Davao Oriental and nearby provinces last week, the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (NDRRMC) reported on Monday, Oct. 13. Relatedly, the Office of Civil Defense (OCD) urged the...
