DILG deploys 1,800 emergency personnel following Mindanao earthquake

The Department of Interior and Local Government (DILG) has deployed a total of 1,800 emergency personnel to assist victims of the magnitude 6.8 earthquake in the Davao Region.

DILG said all of its attached agencies have also been tasked to provide help in affected areas. 

“Kahapon ay inatasan na ang lahat ng kinauukulang mga ahensya sa ilalim ng DILG, para magsagawa at maghatid ng mga kinakailangang tulong sa mga kababayan nating naapektuhan ng pangyayari,” said DILG in a statement released on Saturday.

(Attached agencies of the DILG have been tasked to provide aid to those affected by the quake.)

The agency also added that the Bureau of Fire Protection had already received directives to assess post-quake damage and deploy medical assistance for affected individuals.

A total of 292 fire trucks, 17 ambulances, and 9 rescue trucks have been sent to assist victims.

“Sa lahat ng ito, tinitiyak ko ring nakatutok ang ating mga local chief executives at kapulisan para siguruhin ang kaligtasan at alalayan ang ating mga kababayan doon. Nananawagan din ako sa mga apektadong residente na patuloy na mag-ingat lalo na sa inaasahang mga aftershocks at sumunod sa abiso ng kanilang mga lokal na opisyal,” the statement added.

(Rest assured that local chief executives and policemen will be focused on providing aid and ensuring the safety of those affected. We also call on affected residents to stay safe as aftershocks are expected and heed the call of local officials.)

The magnitude 6.8 earthquake hit the Davao Region at around 4:14 p.m on Friday. 

Six people have been reported dead due to the quake. —Jiselle Anne Casucian/ VAL, GMA Integrated News