ILOILO CITY—The Police Regional Office-6 (Western Visayas) is ready to be deployed to assist in relief efforts in the magnitude-7.8 earthquake in Mindanao Monday. “Handa ang mga yunit nito sa posibleng evacuation assistance, humanitarian assistance, at iba pang support operations sakaling...
Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Secretary Rex Gatchalian on Monday, June 8, ordered all DSWD field offices in Mindanao to immediately coordinate with local government units (LGUs) following the magnitude 7.8 earthquake that struck offshore of Sarangani and triggered a tsunami...
Malacañang said there is sufficient funding for the government 's response efforts to address the impacts of the strong earthquake that jolted Mindanao on Monday, June 8. All concerned agencies are required to respond following the strong earthquake that struck off the coast of Sarangani,...
ZAMBOANGA CITY – A total of 1,010 persons or 255 families here evacuated following a tsunami warning due to the magnitude-7.8 earthquake Monday in Sarangani. People immediately evacuated after the water level in the coastline of Barangay Maricaban receded. Coastal communities here are closely...
The Department of Budget and Management (DBM) assured that the country’s quick response fund (QRF) remains available and ready for deployment to support a prompt response to victims of the magnitude 7.8 earthquake in Mindanao. As of May 31, the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Fund...
Calls for caution intensified on Monday, June 8, as international partners and government agencies urged communities in affected areas to heed tsunami warnings following a strong earthquake off Mindanao. Japanese Ambassador to the Philippines Endo Kazuya and the U.S. Embassy in Manila expressed...
BUTUAN CITY – Butuan City and neighboring areas suspended classes following the magnitude-7.8 earthquake that struck Sarangani province in Southern Mindanao region on Monday, June 8. The earthquake was felt in the five provinces and six cities of the Caraga region. “To give way to the conduct...
Court operations in areas affected by the magnitude 7.8 earthquake in Mindanao are suspended today, June 8. The Supreme Court (SC) said the situation in the affected areas is continuously being monitored. Suspended are operations in all courts within the jurisdiction of Zamboanga City in Judicial...
(SECOND UPDATE) The Office of Civil Defense said (OCD) it was verifying reports that at least 19 people died due to a magnitude 7.8 earthquake that struck Maasim, Saranggani on Monday morning, June 8. As of 3:30 p.m., the OCD said 16 fatalities were recorded in Soccsksargen (Region 12) while three...
The Department of Energy (DOE) and the National Grid Corporation of the Philippines (NGCP) are working with local distributors to restore electricity in Mindanao after a powerful magnitude 7.8 earthquake triggered widespread power outages, structural damage, and regional tsunami warnings. State...
Tsunami waves of varying heights, including a maximum recorded height of 1.4 meters, were detected by sea-level monitoring stations following the magnitude 7.8 earthquake that struck off the coast of Sarangani on Monday morning, June 8, the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology...
A powerful magnitude 7.8 offshore earthquake struck Maasim, Sarangani on Monday morning, June 8, triggering widespread panic, infrastructure damage, and a tsunami warning that forced thousands of coastal residents across Mindanao to flee their homes. The Office of Civil Defense (OCD) and the...
