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Davao quake casualty count: 11 dead, 195 hurt @ 2019-12-20T08: Back Hot News
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FOUR DAYS AFTER A 6.9-MAGNITUDE EARTHQUAKE STRUCK IN MATANAO, DAVAO DEL SUR IN MINDANAO, MORE THAN 124,000 PEOPLE NEED ASSISTANCE IN REGION XI (DAVAO). OVER 33,000 PEOPLE ARE DISPLACED, OF WHOM NEARLY 15,000 PEOPLE ARE STAYING IN EVACUATION CENTRES WHILE OVER 18,000 PEOPLE ARE STAYING WITH HOST FAMILIES. NUMBERS ARE EXPECTED TO RISE AS LOCAL AUTHORITIES CONTINUE TO ASSESS DAMAGE AND VALIDATE THE NUMBER OF THOSE AFFECTED.
AT 2:11 P.M. ON SUNDAY, A 6.9-MAGNITUDE QUAKE, WITH A DEPTH OF THREE KILOMETERS, HIT MATANAO TOWN IN DAVAO DEL SUR. IT WAS FELT THROUGHOUT THE PROVINCE AND NEARBY AREAS SUCH AS DIGOS CITY, KIDAPAWAN CITY, GENERAL SANTOS CITY, AND SULTAN KUDARAT. AT LEAST FOUR PEOPLE WERE KILLED AND DOZENS WERE INJURED.
A MAGNITUDE 5.3 EARTHQUAKE STRUCK DAVAO DEL SUR EARLY WEDNESDAY, THE PHILIPPINE INSTITUTE OF VOLCANOLOGY AND SEISMOLOGY (PHIVOLCS) REPORTED.
THE FATALITIES WERE IDENTIFIED AS FERNANDO BALITAYO, 63, BARANGAY DALAWINON, MAGSAYSAY WHO DIED DUE TO CARDIAC ARREST; WHILE ELSA A. ABABON, 40 FROM PADADA; EVANGELINE T. ARTIAGA, OF TANUBLANG, SULOP, DAVAO DEL SUR; AND EMILY G. BELOY, OF MCKINLEY, SULOP, DAVAO DEL SUR WERE FOUND DEAD AFTER THEY FAILED TO FLEE FROM THE COLLAPSED SOUTHERN TRADE SHOPPING CENTER IN PADADA, DAVAO DEL SUR.
QUAKE VICTIMS AT PADADA, DAVAO DEL SUR STRIVE TO START ANEW
THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH (DOH) ON TUESDAY SAID THAT SEVEN HEALTH FACILITIES WERE DAMAGED DURING THE RECENT EARTHQUAKE THAT STRUCK DAVAO DEL SUR.
A COLLAPSED HOUSE SQUEEZED VEHICLES AFTER A 6.9- MAGNITUDE EARTHQUAKE IN THE TOWN OF PADADA IN DAVAO DEL SUR ON SUNDAY. A POWERFUL EARTHQUAKE HIT MINDANAO ON DECEMBER 15, KILLING A CHILD AND DAMAGING BUILDINGS IN AN AREA STILL RECOVERING FROM A STRING OF DEADLY QUAKES IN OCTOBER.
DELIA M. AYANO, DEPARTMENT OF TRADE AND INDUSTRY –DAVAO DEL SUR PROVINCIAL DIRECTOR, SAID THAT THE PROPOSAL IS BEING FINALIZED BECAUSE THERE IS PLAN TO EXPORT MANGOES FROM THE PROVINCE.
THIS DTM REPORT REFERS TO THE THIRD ROUND OF SITE ASSESSMENTS CONDUCTED IN NORTH COTABATO AND DAVAO DEL SUR FROM 18 TO 23 NOVEMBER 2019. IOM DEPLOYED 3 ENUMERATORS INCLUDED AMONG 3 MOBILE CCCM SUPPORT TEAMS TO ROLL OUT THE DTM. COORDINATION WAS DONE WITH THE LOCAL GOVERNMENT OF NORTH COTABATO AND DAVAO DEL SUR, AS WELL AS DSWD REGIONS XI AND XII, AND P/M/ CDRRMOS. KEY INFORMANT INTERVIEWS AND FOCUS GROUP DISCUSSIONS IN THE ASSESSED SITES ARE THE MAIN DATA SOURCES. 29 SITES WERE ASSESSED FOR THIS REPORT.
MANILA, PHILIPPINES — A FORMER MUNICIPAL MAYOR IN DAVAO DEL SUR WAS SENTENCED TO TWO YEARS IN PRISON FOR DISCHARGING HIS DUTIES WHILE DETAINED FOR A MURDER CASE.
SPECIFICALLY, THREE OF THE FATALITIES WERE RECORDED IN PADADA, DAVAO DEL SUR; ONE EACH FROM THE TOWNS OF MATANAO, HAGONOY, MAGSAYSAY AND ONE IN MALITA, DAVAO OCCIDENTAL.
DAVAO CITY — THE P550-MILLION MALALAG PORT DEVELOPMENT PROJECT IN DAVAO DEL SUR HAS BEEN COMPLETED, UPGRADING THE CARGO FACILITY FOR THE SOUTH OF THE DAVAO REGION, THE PHILIPPINE PORTS AUTHORITY (PPA) SAID OVER THE WEEKEND.

 

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