Navy trains on missile as commander in chief watches

Nestor Corrales - Reporter / @NCorralesINQ 05/20/2023

President Marcos on Friday witnessed the practice firing of a short-range defensive missile from onboard the BRP Davao Del Sur off San Antonio town in Zambales, the province facing the disputed South China Sea. The President, joined by Speaker…

Global study lists PH provinces at most risk of climate damage

Krixia Subingsubing - Reporter / @KrixiasINQ 02/27/2023

MANILA, Philippines — Several Philippine provinces, most of them in Northern Luzon, are the most at risk of damage from extreme weather to their buildings and other property developments in about two decades, according to a new…

2 weak tremors hit Sarangani, Davao del Sur

Orlando Dinoy - Inquirer Mindanao 12/29/2019

BANSALAN, DAVAO DEL SUR, Philippines –Two mild tremors struck Sarangani and Davao del Sur early Sunday, December 29. According to the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs), the magnitude 3.3 quake hit 19 kilometers northwest of…

Woman who texted family under collapsed building did not make it alive

Eldie S. Aguirre, Orlando Dinoy 12/17/2019

  DIGOS CITY –– The woman who texted her family they were trapped under the rubble of the building that collapsed in Padada town, Davao del Sur, did not come out of the building alive. Emily Gallegos,…

A vendor’s plea: Help for family in quake stricken home

12/17/2019

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Jerry Marivellosa could not keep himself from thinking about home while he attended to his dried fish products on Monday, December 16, 2019. A native of Sarangani province in Mindanao, the 43-year-old businessman arrived…

Two more bodies recovered from collapsed building in Padada town

Froilan Gallardo 12/16/2019

CAGAYAN DE ORO, Philippines—Rescuers pulled out two more bodies from the collapsed Southern Trade Commercial building in Padada town, Davao del Sur Monday afternoon bringing the total number of dead in the collapsed building to four. Padada…

Duterte orders 24/7 assistance to Mindanao earthquake victims

Nestor Corrales - INQUIRER.net 12/16/2019

MANILA, Philippines — President Rodrigo Duterte has ordered concerned government agencies to extend round-the-clock assistance to earthquake victims in Mindanao, Malacañang said Monday. A magnitude 6.9 earthquake jolted Davao del Sur and nearby areas Sunday afternoon. In…

NDRMMC: 13 gov’t structures damaged by Davao quake

Krissy Aguilar - INQUIRER.net 12/16/2019

MANILA, Philippines — At least 13 government buildings have been damaged by the 6.9-magnitude earthquake that was felt in parts of Mindanao, the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (NDRRMC) said Monday. “In our early count…

Two more bodies pulled out from collapsed building

Froilan Gallardo 12/16/2019

CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY, Misamis Oriental – Rescuers pulled out two female bodies from the rubble of the collapsed Southern Trade Commercial building in Padada town, Davao del Sur early Monday morning, December 16, 2019. This raised…

Child dead, 18 hurt in magnitude 6.9 quake in Davao del Sur

12/16/2019

Updated @ 12:54 a.m., Dec. 16, 2019 A strong earthquake rocked Davao del Sur and surrounding provinces on Sunday afternoon, the strongest after a series of quakes that shook roughly the same area in Mindanao in October.…

‘Signs of life’ detected in one of three persons trapped inside collapsed building

Froilan Gallardo 12/15/2019

CAGAYAN DE OR0 CITY, Philippines —Rescuers detected “signs of life” from one of the three people still trapped in one of the collapsed buildings in Padada town, Davao del Sur that was hit by a 6.9 magnitude…

6.9 magnitude earthquake shakes southern Mindanao

Froilan Gallardo 12/15/2019

CAGAYAN DE ORO—A magnitude 6.9 tremor struck Southern Mindanao Sunday afternoon causing more panic among residents wracked by a series of strong earthquakes since July this year. The state-owned Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) plotted…

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