The Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines (CAAP) reported that all airports under its supervision in Mindanao, including those in Davao Region, were operational following the magnitude 7.4 earthquake that struck Davao Oriental on Friday, Oct. 10. Initial assessments from CAAP area centers and...
The Philippine Red Cross (PRC) immediately mobilized its volunteers after a 7.4-magnitude earthquake struck Davao Oriental on Friday, October 10, prompting quick evacuations and first aid assistance to affected residents. According to the PRC, both Red Cross and Red Cross Youth volunteers in Davao...
DAVAO CITY – The Coast Guard District Southeastern Mindanao suspended on Friday, Oct. 10, all sea travel within its area of responsibility following the magnitude-7.4 earthquake. In an advisory, the CGDSEM directed all vessels and watercraft transiting the area to cease operations until further...
At least one person died in Davao Region (Region 11) after a magnitude 7.4 earthquake (previously reported M7.6) struck off the coast of Manay, Davao Oriental on Friday morning, Oct. 10, the Office of Civil Defense (OCD) disclosed. The fatality was hit by a fallen debris when the quake occurred at...
Vice President Sara Duterte has urged residents of Davao Oriental to remain calm and prepared following a powerful magnitude 7.4 earthquake that struck the province on Friday morning, Oct. 10, causing panic across several towns and cities in Southern Mindanao. In a statement, Duterte said the...
The Office of Civil Defense (OCD) urged residents in coastal communities across Davao Oriental and six other provinces to immediately evacuate to higher ground following the magnitude 7.4 offshore earthquake that struck the eastern seaboard of Mindanao on Friday morning, Oct. 10. According to OCD...
President Marcos said search, rescue, and relief operations will be deployed immediately after a 7.4-magnitude earthquake struck Davao Oriental and nearby provinces. "Search, rescue, and relief operations are already being prepared and will be deployed as soon as it is safe to do so," Marcos said...
Davao City suspended work and classes following the magnitude-7.4 earthquake on Friday morning, Oct.10. "In view of the recent earthquake and to give way to the conduct of rapid damage assessment of infrastructures and facilities, classes in all levels, public and private educational institutions,...
A destructive tsunami is expected after a magnitude 7.6 earthquake struck offshore Davao Oriental at 9:43 a.m. on Friday, Oct. 10, the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) warned. Based on the local tsunami scenario database, wave heights of more than one meter above normal...
A powerful earthquake measuring magnitude 7.4 on the Richter scale struck Davao Oriental at 9:43 a.m. on Friday, Oct. 10, said the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs). It was initially reported as magnitude 7.6 before Phivolcs revised it to 7.5 then 7.4 Phivolcs said the...
DAVAO CITY – The mayor of a remote coastal town in Davao Occidental remains hopeful that unfinished and substandard projects in the municipality will be completed or repaired amid ongoing investigations on alleged anomalous infrastructure projects nationwide. The town of Jose Abad Santos in Davao...
DAVAO CITY – The Davao City Council backed the Senate resolution urging the International Criminal Court to release and place former President Rodrigo Duterte under house arrest for humanitarian grounds. Councilor Danilo Dayanghirang, chairperson of the Finance, Ways and Means, and Appropriations...
