Department of Budget and Management (DBM) Secretary Amenah Pangandaman directs all concerned offices to mobilize a coordinated response following the 7.6 magnitude earthquake that struck Davao Oriental earlier today, 10 October 2025.

 

"Ang unang gusto nating siguruhin ay 'yung safety ng ating mga kasamahan sa regional office sa Davao, pati 'yung mga DBM employees from our Central Office na naroon para sa isang seminar. Agad po nating ipinag-utos na i-check 'yung lahat ng empleyado kung ligtas sila, kasama 'yung structural interity ng building doon," Sec. Amenah said.

 

The Budget Secretary also instructed the DBM Regional Office to coordinate with their counterparts in other agencies, such as the Department of Health, Department of Social Welfare and Development, and Office of Civil Defense, on how to assist affected communities.

 

"We will continue to monitor the situation in impacted areas. But as early as now, nagbaba na po tayo ng direktiba sa ating DBM Regional Office na makipag-ugnayan sa mga concerned agencies kung paano tayo makakatulong. Kami naman po sa DBM, sa utos po ni Pangulong Bongbong Marcos, we will make sure na sa oras ng emergencies o kalamidad, maglalabas po ang pamahalaan ng sapat at kinakailangang tulong para walang-patid po ang serbisyo ng frontline agencies na nagpapatupad ng relief and recovery efforts," Secretary Amenah assured.

 

On Friday, the powerful quake struck offshore Davao Oriental, prompting a tsunami warning from the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology for several provinces in Mindanao and Visayas.

 

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