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(Eagle News)-President Rodrigo Duterte cancelled his trip to quake-hit Malalag ang Padada in Davao del Sur on Thursday afternoon as he was not feeling well. This is according to Presidential Spokesperson Salvador Panelo, who gave a press conference on Thursday, Jan. 2. “Masama lang siguro pakiramdam, ordinaryo lang naman ‘yun. Kahit ako masama ang pakiramdam ko ngayon. Pag kulang ang tulog mo, natural lang ‘yon,” Panelo said. The President spent the holidays in Davao, but […]
(Eagle News) — The death toll in the 6.9-magnitude earthquake that hit Mindanao on Sunday, Dec. 15, has risen to nine. Based on a report from the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council, 111 were also injured while two were missing–one from Davao and the other from SOCCSKSARGEN. Authorities have already ended operations at a grocery store in Padada that collapsed following the quake with an epicenter nine kilometers west of Matanao. As of […]
(Eagle News) — All national roads and bridges in areas affected by Sunday’s (Dec. 15) magnitude 6.9 earthquake that struck parts of Mindanao are passable, according to the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH). In its executive summary report, DPWH said that the major thoroughfares and viaducts in Regions 10 (Northern Mindanao), 11 (Davao Region), and Caraga Region are now open to vehicles. It is now currently assessing roads, bridges and other buildings. “No […]
(Eagle News) — At least four people have been confirmed dead, while six are believed to be still under the rubble with rescue and retrieval operations trying to reach to them in a collapsed grocery and public market in Padada town in Davao del Sur after Sunday afternoon’s quake measuring magnitude 6.9 that hit the province. A report from the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council, however, said that there were seven dead, […]
by Ferdh Cabrera Agence France Presse PADADA, Davao del Sur (AFP) — The death toll from the powerful quake that hit the southern Philippines climbed to three Monday as rescuers used heavy equipment and their bare hands to hunt for survivors in a collapsed building. Sunday’s tremor cracked schools, toppled homes and injured dozens but largely spared big cities on the island of Mindanao, which is still recovering from a string of deadly quakes […]
(Eagle News) — Search and rescue operations continue in Padada public market, including a grocery store which collapsed in the area after the 6.9 magnitude quake struck the province of Davao del Sur on Sunday afternoon, Dec. 15, 2019. The search operations started within an hour after the quake that struck at 2:11 p.m., Sunday. There is still no number of those feared trapped in the rubble. (Video taken at around 3 p.m., Dec. 15, […]
by Cecil MORELLA Agence France Presse A powerful earthquake hit the southern Philippine island of Mindanao on Sunday, killing a child, injuring dozens and damaging buildings in an area still recovering from a string of deadly quakes in October. Police said a rescue operation had been launched at a heavily damaged market building in Padada near the 6.9 magnitude quake’s epicenter, which is about 90 kilometers (55 miles) south of the major city of […]
(Eagle News) — A building collapsed in Padada, Davao del Sur after 6.9 magnitude quake struck Davao del Sur on Sunday afternoon, Dec. 15, 2019. The entire ground floor was crushed, including the vehicles parked underneath the building. Other structures in the town were also damaged including a public market as seen in the photo below. Roads and other infrastructure were also damaged by the strong quake.
