Tag: 6.5-magnitude earthquake

President Duterte safe in Davao after 6.5-magnitude quake in Mindanao — Palace

(Eagle News)–President Rodrigo Duterte is safe in Davao City following the 6.5-magnitude earthquake that hit Mindanao on Thursday, Oct. 31. This was the assurance given by the Palace after announcing the President was in Davao when the quake struck. The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology said the earthquake was recorded at 9:11 a.m. in Tulunan town in Cotabato. This was only two days after a 6.6-magnitude tremor hit the same area, leaving several dead […]

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President Duterte declares state of calamity in quake-hit Ormoc, Kananga town

(Eagle News) — President Rodrigo Duterte has declared a state of calamity in Ormoc City and  Kananga town in Leyte, the areas most affected by a 6.5-magnitude earthquake in Eastern Visayas in July. Duterte made the declaration via Proclamation No. 283, which he signed on Aug. 7. According to Duterte, the declaration of a state of calamity “will hasten the rescue, recovery, relief and rehabilitation efforts of the government and the private sector, including any […]

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