By Ivy Tejano
Published Jun 17, 2026 05:05 pm
DAVAO CITY – The Davao City government sent relief assistance on Tuesday morning, June 16, to earthquake-hit areas in Soccsksargen and Davao region.
This city sent 4,000 boxes of relief items and 3,000 one-liter bottles of drinking water to General Santos City, Sarangani town, and Jose Abad Santos in Davao Occidental.
According to the city government, the shipment was carried out in partnership with the Davao City Water District and bottled water manufacturer Nature’s Spring.
A 42-member team from the city, composed of personnel from the City Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Office, the City Social Welfare and Development Office, the City Engineer’s Office, the City Mayor’s Office, the Security Cluster, and other frontline offices, led the relief operations.
City officials said the assistance is part of ongoing support for relief and recovery efforts in areas heavily affected by last week’s magnitude-7.8 earthquake, which displaced and impacted thousands of families in the two regions.
Last week, the city government of Davao, in coordination with the Office of Civil Defense-11, also delivered drinking water to affected communities.
The CDRRMO assisted in the medical evacuation of patients from Sarangani to the Southern Philippines Medical Center in Davao City to receive appropriate medical care.
Authorities said further assistance may be deployed as the needs of affected local government units evolve.
