Foreign embassies in the Philippines, including France, China, Israel, Japan, and the United States, expressed condolences and support following the magnitude 7.8 earthquake that struck Mindanao on Monday, June 8. As rescue and assessment operations continue in affected areas across Mindanao,...
Aftershocks continued to be recorded hours after a magnitude 7.8 earthquake struck Sarangani and nearby provinces on Monday morning, June 8, the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) said. As of 2 p.m., 258 aftershocks had been logged, ranging in magnitude from 1.3 to 6.7....
The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) on Monday, June 8, announced the temporary suspension of operations in five of its Consular Offices in Mindanao following the powerful magnitude 7.8 earthquake that struck off the coast of Sarangani earlier in the day. In an advisory, the DFA 's Office...
DAVAO CITY – A powerful earthquake spoiled the opening of classes in most parts of Mindanao on Monday, June 8. The magnitude-7.8 earthquake struck while many schools were holding convocation programs. Several videos from students and teachers circulated in social media showing that most of the...
The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) has lifted the tsunami warning issued after a magnitude 7.8 offshore Sarangani earthquake on Monday, June 8. The cancellation was issued at 3:19 p.m., after monitoring showed only minor sea level disturbances following the arrival of...
House Speaker Isabela 6th district Rep. Faustino "Bojie" Dy III has hailed the immediate directive of President Marcos for all concerned government agencies to mobilize and respond to the the powerful magnitude 7.8 earthquake that struck off the coast of Sarangani province. The earthquake down...
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...
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...
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...
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...
