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...
Responders from the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) and Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) intensified efforts to reach isolated communities in Sarangani and Davao Occidental as the death toll from the magnitude 7.8 earthquake that struck Maasim, Sarangani reached 61 while damage to infrastructure...
A yacht transporting vital relief supplies to earthquake victims caught fire off the coast of Glan, Sarangani, adding a fresh hurdle to humanitarian assistance and disaster response (HADR) efforts, even as the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (NDRRMC) confirmed on...
The death toll from the magnitude 7.8 earthquake that struck Maasim, Sarangani on June 8 has climbed to 55 while 13 cities and municipalities in Southern Mindanao have been placed under a state of calamity as authorities grapple with widespread destruction, disrupted transport links, and thousands...
DAVAO CITY – The Office of Civil Defense in Davao region assured enough relief aid for earthquake-affected areas as the agency is expediting means to deliver aid in isolated areas. The OCD has dispatched augmentation teams to assist in ongoing search and rescue operations as 13 persons are still...
National and local response clusters mobilized thousands of personnel, aircraft, and sea vessels to intensify search, rescue, and retrieval (SRR) operations and relief distribution in Mindanao following a magnitude 7.8 earthquake that struck Maasim, Sarangani, which has so far killed 45 people and...
The death toll from the magnitude 7.8 earthquake that struck off Maasim, Sarangani waters has climbed to 37 as rescuers continued searching for four missing persons and possible survivors trapped beneath collapsed structures, the Office of Civil Defense (OCD) said Tuesday, June 9. OCD...
The reported death toll due to the magnitude 7.8 earthquake that jolted Sarangani has risen to 35, the Office of Civil Defense (OCD) said on Monday night, June 8. Thirty-one fatalities were in Soccsksargen (Region 12) while four were in Davao (Region 11) as of 8 p.m. Of the 31 dead in Region 12,...
(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...
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...
The Office of Civil Defense (OCD) convened government agencies and uniformed services at the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (NDRRMC) Operations Center in Camp Aguinaldo, Quezon City on Friday, June 5, as the national government tightened preparedness measures for the...
The Office of Civil Defense (OCD) announced Tuesday, May 26, that disaster responders have officially terminated the search and rescue phase at the site of the collapsed nine-story building in Angeles City, Pampanga. OCD deputy spokesperson Diego Mariano said operations have shifted to recovering...
