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(Eagle News) — Classes in Davao will resume on Tuesday, Nov. 5, days after a series of earthquakes struck Mindanao. Davao Mayor Sara Duterte-Carpio said the resumption of classes applies from the kindergarten to post-graduate studies levels, in both public and private educational institutions. “School authorities are mandated to spend November 4 as a day to thoroughly inspect school buildings, review earthquake action, and disaster manual to ensure the safety of the students and employees,” […]
(Eagle News)–Authorities on Thursday, Oct. 31, said it found signs of life in a Davao condominium complex that sustained heavy damage following the 6.5-magnitude earthquake in Mindanao. Rodrigo Bustillo, the city’s disaster risk reduction management operation and warning officer, made the conclusion after a rescue team went to the second floor of Ecoland 4000 developed by DMCI. “When we tapped the ground, meron din silang narinig na parang nagrespond,” Bustillo said. He said prior to […]
(Eagle News) — In these photos taken by Eagle News Service correspondent Angelo Frando in Davao City, the Ecoland 4000 apartment buildings are seen heavily damaged, with huge cracks, after Thursday morning’s (Oct. 31, 2019) 6.5 magnitude quake to that hit Mindanao anew. The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (PHIVOLCS) said that this tremor was not an aftershock of the magnitude 6.6 quate that hit Tulunan, Cotabato two days ago, on Oct. 29, […]
(Eagle News) –At least nine people were injured after a portion of a condominium complex in Davao City collapsed following a 6.5-magnitude earthquake in Mindanao, Davao Mayor Sara Duterte said. In a televised interview with reporters, Duterte said of the nine hurt in the incident at Ecoland 4000, eight were treated on-site and one was rushed to the hospital. Duterte said authorities were still sweeping the area to check if there were any other casualties. […]
