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Mindanao is the second-largest island in the Philippines and is home to about 26 million people. Davao City, the third-largest city in the Philippines, is on the coast of Mindanao. Show comments
At least 399,765 people from 100,174 families were affected, including 100,533 residents who were left homeless, [30] while Surigao del Sur governor Alexander Pimentel ordered the suspension of classes in the affected areas until December 6 [25] and cancelled all Christmas parties in government offices to encourage donations instead.
Over 1,250 families, equivalent to 5,227 people, in Masara and four other barangays of Maco, were evacuated. [ 19 ] [ 20 ] A three-year old child and a two-month old infant were rescued on February 9 after being buried for more than 60 hours by the debris, [ 21 ] prompting a 14-hour extension of rescue operations beyond the 48-hour limit. [ 22 ]
The 2002 Mindanao earthquake struck the Philippines at 05:16 Philippine Standard Time on March 6 (21:16 Coordinated Universal Time on March 5). The world's sixth most powerful earthquake of the year , it registered a magnitude of 7.5 and was a megathrust earthquake .
People's Television Network (PTV) is a government television network owned by the Government of the Philippines and the main brand of People's Television Network, Inc. (PTNI), one of the attached agencies under the Presidential Communications Office (PCO).
The Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF; Arabic: جبهة تحرير مورو الإسلامية, romanized: Jabhat Taḥrīr Moro al-ʾIslāmiyyah) is an Islamist group based in Mindanao, Philippines, which sought an autonomous region of the Moro people from the central government. [2]
On October 31, a 6.5 magnitude earthquake struck Mindanao at a depth of 10 km according to the USGS, with the epicenter located 1 km south of Kisante. A maximum perceived shaking of VII (PEIS) was reported from Tulunan, Makilala, Kidapawan City, Santa Cruz, Matanao, Magsaysay, Bansalan and Digos.
The Moro conflict [38] [39] [40] was an insurgency in the Mindanao region of the Philippines which involved multiple armed groups. [41] [30] A decades-long peace process [38] [42] has resulted in peace deals between the Philippine government and two major armed groups, the Moro National Liberation Front (MNLF) [43] and the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF), [44] but other smaller armed ...