These affected individuals came from Davao del Sur with 630 people from the towns of Bansalan, 985 from Magsaysay and 1,260 from Matanog. Major aftershock jolts CotabatoMeanwhile, a magnitude 5 earthquake rocked Cotabato province yesterday morning, the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) said. The tremor, which occurred at 6:52 a.m., was centered 27 kilometers southeast of Tulunan, North Cotabato. The municipal council of Makilala town in North Cotabato declared the municipality under a state of calamity on Thursday. The NDRRMC has deployed Rapid Damage Assessment and Needs Analysis (RDANA) teams to the quake stricken areas in Mindanao to assist thousands of displaced residents get back on their feet.

Source: Philippine Star October 19, 2019 18:00 UTC