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TILTED. Glan's "Golden" Municipal Hall leans noticeably following the magnitude 7.8 earthquake. The facility was previously abandoned after being declared unsafe from a magnitude 6.7 tremor in November 2023. An P82 million rehabilitation project was underway at 18.9 percent completion when the June 8 quake struck.(Photo by Renier Cornelio,Intern)/davaotoday.com

Glan residents say quake exposed gaps in preparedness

GLAN, Sarangani- Some residents in Glan said the magnitude 7.8 earthquake exposed gaps in disaster preparedness, with no medical rescue teams immediately reaching some communities as the temblor stopped.  John…

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Read more about the article Today’s View : Are calamities about resilience, or injustice?
FAITH. A child salvages her Sto. Ni?o on Tuesday in Montevista, Compostela Valley. She’s one of the survivors when typhoon Pablo destroyed houses in Linoan village. (davaotoday.com photo by Ace R. Morandante)

Today’s View : Are calamities about resilience, or injustice?

No one should expect someone like, say, Henry Sy to be in any real danger from any kind of typhoon. The more resources you have the greater your chances of surviving. So with this in mind, natural calamities are actually just another form of social injustice.

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Read more about the article Is Davao ready for a big quake?
THE HANDS THAT BUILD. Constructing this building along Davao City’s C. Bangoy Street won’t be possible without these laborers. (davaotoday.com photo by Ace R. Morandante)

Is Davao ready for a big quake?

Phivolcs said officials should be prepared for such disasters as the country lies in "an active earthquake generation area known as the Pacific Ring of Fire" with one Philippine Fault Zone running from Manila to Mati, Davao Oriental.

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