The Commission on Higher Education (CHED) has fast-tracked the distribution of student financial assistance in Soccsksargen (Region XII) as part of ongoing government support for areas affected by the 7.8-magnitude earthquake in Mindanao. In a statement on Wednesday, June 17, CHED said the rollout...
House Majority Leader Ilocos Norte 1st district Rep. Sandro Marcos flatly refused to comment on an "unverified" allegation regarding budget matters Wednesday, lest it gets propagated as fact afterward. A visibly irate Marcos stood his ground on Wednesday, June 17 after a House reporter repeatedly...
The House majority leader from the north has assured the earthquake victims down south that they won 't be neglected. This, after Ilocos Norte 1st district Rep. Sandro Marcos bared in a chance interview Wednesday, June 17 that the House of Representatives remained in close coordination with...
Around 20,000 people are still staying in evacuation centers more than a week after the magnitude 7.8 earthquake shook Sarangani and nearby provinces in Mindanao, the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management (NDRRMC) said on Wednesday, June 17. Based on the latest NDRRMC data, the displaced...
Binance Charity, the philanthropic arm of the Binance ecosystem, is launching a relief initiative in collaboration with Binance Philippines by BlockShoals in response to the recent earthquakes that struck major areas of southern Mindanao on June 8, 2026. The initiative aims to provide up to ₱4...
DAVAO CITY – The Davao City government sent relief assistance on Tuesday morning, June 16, to earthquake-hit areas in Soccsksargen and Davao region. This city sent 4,000 boxes of relief items and 3,000 one-liter bottles of drinking water to General Santos City, Sarangani town, and Jose Abad...
The number of people affected by the magnitude 7.8 earthquake in Southern Mindanao has climbed to 1.4 million a week after the disaster, the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) said on Tuesday, June 16. In its latest disaster report, DSWD said 1,416,721 individuals or 339,135...
Police forces were deployed in some coastal areas in Sarangani and Davao Occidental over public health concerns following the coastal uplift and marine life deaths after the 7.8 magnitude quake in Mindanao. Gen. Jose Melencio C. Nartatez, Jr., chief of the Philippine National Police (PNP), said he...
Vice President Sara Duterte personally visited injured earthquake victims in hospitals across Sarangani Province and General Santos City as the Office of the Vice President (OVP) continues its relief and recovery efforts following the powerful earthquake that recently struck Mindanao. In a social...
The Philippine National Police (PNP) on Monda, June 15, sait it deployed additional personnel to communities struggling with power outages following the recent earthquake in Mindanao to prevent crime and protect the public. Police General Jose Melencio C. Nartatez Jr., PNP chief, directed the...
DAVAO CITY – The Department of Education-Schools Division of Sarangani will implement alternative delivery mode for learners as hundreds of classrooms were damaged in the magnitude-7.8 earthquake on June 8. Classes in the province remain suspended until June 17 as emergency protocols are still in...
A hazardous geological phenomenon known as “artificial river damming” now threatens downstream communities in Mindanao after a massive magnitude 7.8 earthquake in Maasim, Sarangani last week destabilized mountain slopes, triggering massive landslides that have choked local river channels. This...
