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The recently established Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM) offers new hope for a peaceful future for its majority-Muslim population after decades of war. The new entity is the result of almost two dozen years of talks, and the peace agreements it was built on are inclusive pacts that aim to take into account the Bangsamoro’s complexity while focusing on giving its population a long-awaited peace dividend. Yet from the start, the Bangsamoro was also rooted in a trans-re...

Published February 8, 2021, 11:32 AM Five people were injured while 45 people were forced to flee their homes due to the damage brought by the 6.1 magnitude earthquake that hit Davao del Sur and other provinces in Mindanao on Sunday. The Office of Civil Defense (OCD) said the five injured victims were from the province of Cotabato while the 45 individuals from Davao del Sur were temporarily evacuated to the UP Mindanao Faculty and Staff Housing as their houses were either damaged or subject to ...

Published February 8, 2021 8:29am Updated February 8, 2021 8:55am A magnitude 5.7 earthquake struck Davao Oriental on Monday morning, according to the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (PHIVOLCS). The quake which occurred at 8 a.m. had its epicenter at 5.33°N, 127.45°E - 211 km S 46° E of the municipality of Governor Generoso. It was tectonic in origin and had a depth of focus of 44 km. No damage and aftershocks are expected, PHIVOLCS said. Monday mornings earthquak...

At least 15 injured in Davao del Sur quake — NDRRMC enablePagination: false endIndex: Metro Manila (CNN Philippines, February 8) — At least 15 people were injured after a 6.1 magnitude quake hit Davao del Sur on Sunday, the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management said. In its Monday report, the NDRRMC said those hurt were from Cotabato Province, which felt up to Intensity 5 of the quake over the weekend. The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology rated this intensity as...

At least 15 people were injured in Cotabato Province after a 6.1 magnitude quake hit nearby Davao del Sur on Sunday, the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management says.

Pregnancy among minors in the Philippines at an alarming rate —POPCOM Published February 8, 2021 9:39am Incidence of pregnancy among minors in the Philippines remained at an alarming rate, according to the Commission on Population and Development (POPCOM). In a statement on Sunday, Population and Development Undersecretary Juan Antonio Perez II said the issue needs a "more than a whole-of-government" approach. “As a national and social emergency, the spread of teenage pregnancy acros...

At least 45 people from Davao City were evacuated to a temporary treatment and monitoring facility for coronavirus disease (COVID-19) patients after a magnitude-6.1 earthquake rocked Magsaysay, Davao del Sur on Sunday, sending dozens of residents fleeing from their homes. (photo from OCD) In a

The number of births from minors under 15 years old went up by seven percent in 2019 versus the year before

At least three people were injured while several structures were damaged when a 6.1 magnitude quake jolted Davao del Sur and some parts of Mindanao on Sunday, the Office of Civil Defense said.

Published February 7, 2021, 6:56 PM The movement of Makilala-Malungon Fault may have caused the earthquakes that rocked parts of Mindanao on Sunday, Feb. 7, according to an official of the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs). In a radio interview, Department of Science and Technology (DOST) Undersecretary and Phivolcs Director Renato Solidum Jr. attributed the tremors that struck Davao del Sur to the movement of Makilala-Malungon Fault line. “Sa tingin namin itong Ma...