Over 500,000 people affected by M7.8 Mindanao earthquake

ILOILO CITY — Over half a million people were affected by the M7.8 earthquake that struck off Maasim, Sarangani, in Mindanao, on June 8, while government humanitarian assistance has exceeded P84 million, according to the recent Disaster Response Operations Monitoring and Information Center (DROMIC) report of the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD). As detailed in the DSWD-DROMIC Report No. 9 issued at 18:00 on Friday, the powerful earthquake has affected a total of 401 barangays. The affected population comprises 137,081 families (553,068 individuals) residing within Regions IX, XI, XII, and the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM). […]... Keep on reading: Over 500,000 people affected by M7.8 Mindanao earthquake