
Davao de Oro placed under state of calamity
The Sangguniang Panlalawigan approved the resolution putting the entire province under a state of calamity during a virtual session on Saturday, March 11.
The Sangguniang Panlalawigan approved the resolution putting the entire province under a state of calamity during a virtual session on Saturday, March 11.
The Office of the Civil Defense (OCD) said that more than 2,900 families were affected by the magnitude 5.9 earthquake in Davao de Oro last March 7.
Davao de Oro was struck by a magnitude 5.9 earthquake on Tuesday afternoon, according to the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs).
A magnitude 6 earthquake that jolted parts of Mindanao has injured 16 people, according to the Office of Civil Defense (OCD).
Davao Region reports 1,031 new cases of COVID-19 in the region bringing the total number of active cases to 13,636.