Health and emergency response systems in Davao Oriental have been heavily impacted following the doublet earthquakes that struck the province, the Office of Civil Defense (OCD) reported on Saturday afternoon, Oct. 11. OCD Assistant Secretary Bernardo Rafaelito Alejandro IV said the Davao Oriental...
Close to 11,000 aftershocks have rattled parts of Cebu and nearby provinces following the magnitude 6.9 offshore quake last Sept. 30, the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) reported Saturday, Oct. 11. In its latest report, Phivolcs said that since the strong earthquake...
DAVAO CITY – The provincial government of Davao Oriental convened with Cabinet officials on Saturday, Oct. 11, to fast-track relief and rehabilitation efforts in the province following the doublet earthquake that jolted the province on Friday. Three were reported killed in the province while 360...
The San Juan City government and the League of Cities of the Philippines (LCP) have sent financial aid amounting to P3 million to the province of Cebu following the magnitude 6.9 earthquake that hit the province on Sept. 30. San Juan City Mayor and LCP National President Francis Zamora went to the...
The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) on Saturday, October 11, reported that 824 aftershocks were recorded following the magnitude 7.4 and 6.8 offshore earthquakes that struck Davao Oriental on October 10. In its latest advisory, Phivolcs said 346 aftershocks were...
Citing initial estimates from ongoing assessments, the Department of Education (DepEd) on Saturday, October 11, reported P2.2 billion in damages to 575 schools and 189 injured teachers and students following the magnitude 7.4 Davao Oriental earthquake, with alternative learning modes implemented to...
DAVAO CITY — The Davao Oriental Provincial Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Office reported on Friday, Oct. 10, three deaths, 196 injured, and more than 57,000 families were affected by the magnitude 7.4 earthquake. As of 10 p.m. on Oct. 10, consolidated reports from the PDRRMO and...
DAVAO CITY – Davao de Oro Gov. Raul Mabanglo ordered the temporary suspension of all mining operations, effective immediately, following the magnitude-7.4 earthquake that struck the Davao region on Friday, Oct. 10. Mabanglo confirmed the order during the Regional Disaster Risk Reduction and...
Seven people have already been killed by the “doublet” or twin earthquakes that struck Davao Oriental, the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (NDRRMC) reported Saturday morning, Oct. 11. In its latest situational report released 6 a.m., the NDRRMC said three fatalities were...
The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) recorded a total of 792 aftershocks as of Saturday morning, October 11, following the powerful magnitude 7.4 and 6.8 earthquakes that struck offshore Davao Oriental on October 10. Of the total aftershocks, 331 have been plotted,...
DAVAO CITY – The Office of the Civil Defense-11 reported on Friday, Oct. 10, that the magnitude-7.4 earthquake killed eight people in the Davao region. Speaking at a Regional Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council press briefing via Zoom on Friday evening, OCD-11 regional director Ednar...
The Department of Budget and Management (DBM) is coordinating with other national government agencies to facilitate necessary emergency assistance to individuals affected by the magnitude-7.4 offshore earthquake in Davao Oriental on Friday. Secretary Amenah Pangandaman said the DBM will continue to...
