Tag: Kidapawan

UPDATED: At least 21 killed, over 300 people injured, in successive Mindanao quakes, says NDRRMC

  (Eagle News) – The number of people killed in the combined 6.6 magnitude quake of Oct. 29 and the 6.5 magnitude quake of Oct. 31 has risen to at least 21, according to the latest report of the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (NDRRMC) issued on Saturday, Nov. 2, 2019 The NDRRMC also said that there are at least 331 reported injured in the successive quakes (down from the previous NDRRMC report […]

In photos: Eva’s Hotel in Kidapawan City before and after the 6.5 magnitude quake

    (Eagle News) — These photos show just how the Eva Hotel in Kidapawan City, Cotabato is reduced to near rubble as it partially collapses, with its facade appearing more like an accordion, because of the severe damage after the 6.5 magnitude quake that hit Cotabato on Thursday morning, Oct. 31. This was just two days after the magnitude 6.6 quake that also hit Cotabato, followed by hundreds of aftershocks. But authorities clarified that […]

At least nine hurt after portion of condo complex in Davao collapses

(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. […]

6.5-magnitude quake hits Mindanao

(Eagle News)–A 6.5-magnitude earthquake struck Mindanao on Friday, Oct. 31. The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology said the quake, of tectonic origin, hit 27 kilometers northeast of Tulunan, Cotabato at 9:11 a.m. Depth of focus was eight kilometers. The following intensities and instrumental intensities were recorded: Reported Intensities: Intensity VII – Tulunan and Makilala, Cotabato; Kidapawan City; Matanao, Bansalan, Magsaysay and Santa Cruz, Davao Del Sur; Digos City Intensity VI – Davao City; Hagonoy, […]

PNP: Abu Sayyaf member behind 2002 Kidapawan bombing nabbed

  (Eagle News)—-A suspected member of the Abu Sayyaf believed behind the 2002 Kidapawan bombing that killed at least seven has been arrested. Philippine National Police Chief Oscar Albayalde said Abdurahman Mataud Daiyung was nabbed by members of the National Capital Region Police Office and the military in Ermita, Manila. Albayalde said Abdurahman had a warrant for his arrest issued by a Basilan court for his alleged role in the kidnapping of  employees of the Golden Harvest […]

Kidapawan crisis should serve as lesson to the government-Pimentel

MANILA, Philippines – According to Senator Koko Pimentel, the government should learn a lesson regarding the violence in the Kidapawan crisis. The senator made said statement after the fact-finding hearing conducted by the Senate Committee on Justice and Human Rights. Pimentel added that during emergencies like the one that sparked the Kidapawan crisis, local government units and the national government should respond in a timely and urgent manner to avert a crisis. (Eagle News Service […]

DILG orders creation of 2 fact-finding panels to probe Kidapawan incident

(Eagle News) — The Department of Interior and Local Government has ordered the creation of  two fact-finding panels to investigate the circumstances behind the bloody confrontation between farmers and policemen in Kidapawan, North Cotabato on Friday. DILGSecretary Mel Senen S. Sarmiento said the first panel will focus on the operational aspect of the dispersal will be headed by the National Police Commission (Napolcom) under Commissioner Job M. Mangente.  The second panel which will focus on […]