Earthquake-affected communities in Mindanao will receive all the necessary assistance from the government, President Marcos assured them. President Ferdinand 'Bongbong' Marcos Jr. holds a situation briefing in General Santos City on Nov. 23, 2023 following the string earthquake that hit Mindanao...
President Marcos flew to Tacloban and General Santos City following the massive flooding in Northern Samar and strong earthquake that jolted Mindanao while he was in the United States last week. President Ferdinand 'Bongbong' Marcos Jr. holds a situation briefing amid the massive flooding in...
Deputy Majority Leader ACT-CIS Party-list Rep. Erwin Tulfo It doesn't take an expert for someone to know that the structures from Southern Mindanao that were affected by last week's earthquake were "substandard". Thus, said Deputy Majority Leader...
(Phivolcs) The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) said a 6.1-magnitude offshore earthquake struck Davao Occidental at 10:48 a.m., Wednesday, Nov. 22. The earthquake had its epicenter 413 kilometers (km) southeast of Balut Island in the municipality of Sarangani, in the...
A magnitude-5.2 quake jolted Samar at 12:57 p.m. on Monday, Nov. 20, said the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs.) ( Phivolcs) Phivolcs said the earthquake which occurred at a depth of 72 kilometers had an epicenter located 15 km southeast of Calbiga, Samar....
ACT-CIS Party-list Rep. Erwin Tulfo (leftmost, standing) (Speaker’s office) The House of Representatives has committed to help look for the funds needed in the rehabilitation and recovery efforts of areas in Southern Mindanao that had been hit by the...
President Marcos has ordered relief operations and monitoring in the earthquake-stricken areas in Mindanao. President Ferdinand 'Bongbong' Marcos Jr. (Photo courtesy of Malacañang) Marcos virtually met with government officials on Sunday evening, Nov. 19 (Manila time) while he was in Hawaii to...
Vice President Sara Duterte will visit General Santos and Glan after a 6.8-magnitude earthquake jolted parts of Mindanao on Friday, Nov. 17. Vice President Sara Duterte (Photo courtesy of OVP) Duterte said she will be checking on the families of the victims who died in the strong quake. She will...
DSWD-Disaster Response Operations Monitoring and Information Center (Facebook) As part of its ongoing disaster response efforts to assist families affected by the 6.8-magnitude earthquake in Davao Occidental, the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) has so far distributed at least...
The estimated cost for the schools with reported infrastructure damage following the magnitude-6.8 earthquake in Sarangani, Davao Occidental has reached P143 million, the Department of Education (DepEd) on Saturday, Nov. 18, said. (DepEd / Manila Bulletin) Citing the latest available data,...
ACT-CIS Party-list Rep. Erwin Tulfo (Ellson Quismorio/ MANILA BULLETIN) As he is unable to go to Southern Mindanao to assess the damage of the earthquake, House Speaker Martin Romualdez has instead designated Deputy Majority Leader ACT-CIS Party-list Rep....
DAVAO CITY – Several infrastructure, including schools, in the Davao region were damaged following a magnitude-6.8 earthquake on Friday, November 17. Karlo Alexie C. Puerto, information officer II of the Office of the Civil Defense-Davao, said that the Regional Disaster Risk Reduction and...
