Disaster & Environment

Read more about the article OCD verifies 19 deaths, 7 missing as destructive quake jolts Mindanao
Utility workers worked overtime to restore electricity in General Santos city which was knocked down after Monday's magnitude 7 earthquake. In the background is the Jollibee fast food center that collapsed during the quake. Photo by : Wilter Saldaña

OCD verifies 19 deaths, 7 missing as destructive quake jolts Mindanao

DAVAO CITY, Philippines - The Office of Civil Defense (OCD) is verifying reports of 19 deaths and seven missing persons following a magnitude 7.8 earthquake that struck Southern Mindanao in…

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Read more about the article Coast Guard ends one-month search for Amejara passengers
Photo courtesy of Coast Guard District Southeastern Mindanao (CGDSM)

Coast Guard ends one-month search for Amejara passengers

DAVAO CITY, Philippines - Exactly a month after motor vessel Amejara capsized in the Davao Gulf, the Coast Guard District Southeastern Mindanao (CGDSEM) announced on Wednesday February 18 that it…

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