Thank God! MINIMAL LOSSES, DAMAGE REPORTED AFTER 6.3 QUAKE

The 6.3 Magnitude Earthquake which shook North Cotabato, Central Mindanao and parts of Davao Region Wednesday night, one of the strongest in recent memory, caused minimal damage to property, accotding to the Regional Disaster and Risk Management Center.

Reports of fatalities, including a 6-year-old girl in Tulunan, Cotabato and a barangay official in Mlang, Cotabato are still being validated by authorities.

In M’lang, North Cotabato which along with Kidapawan City and Tulunan reported strongest tremors, the local government unit submitted this report:

Sitrep/Update re Earthquake: AS OF OCT.16, 2019 AT 9:45PM

1. Fatality : None

2. MISSING: NONE

3. WOUNDED:1. TERESITA PORRAS- PRK.6,A LANGKONG 2.ARCELLI MALLO- PRK.6A INAS, 3.ANGELIE DURAN-6A INAS

B. HOUSE/INFRASTRUCTURE DESTROYED: DAMAGE (CRACK) BUILDING OF ROLDAN MEDICAL CLINIC & HOSPITAL AND DAMAGE OF THE FRONT PORTION OF SANGGUNIANG BAYAN BUILDING

C. ROAD CONDITION: NORMAL

D. POWER INTERRUPTION:BRGY. INAS,BRGY.BUAYAN,BRGY.BIALONG,BRGY.LA FORTUNA,BRGY.LANGKONG,BRGY.NEW BARBAZA

E. OTHERS/REMARKS:AT ABOUT 8:30 IN THE EVENING OF OCT.16,2019 HON.ATTY.RUSSEL ABONADO, MUNICIPAL MAYOR DECLARED SUSPENSION OF CLASSES IN ALL LEVEL ELEMENTARY TO COLLEGE TOMORROW OCT.17, 2019 DUE TO EARTHQUAKE

Other reports to follow.