Personnel from the BARMM emergency response team prepare to board a Philippine Air Force chopper on Tuesday, June 9, 2026, that would bring them to General Santos City and Sarangani Province for search and rescue operations following Monday’s Magnitude 7.8 earthquake. (Photo from BARMM READi)
COTABATO CITY — The Bangsamoro government has deployed its Rapid Damage Assessment and Needs Analysis (RDANA) team to the neighboring Soccsksargen region to help provide humanitarian aid to victims of the magnitude 7.8 earthquake.
Bangsamoro Chief Minister Abdulraof Macacua said the deployment of the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao – Rapid Emergency Action on Disaster Incidence (READi) is conducted in coordination with the Office of Civil Defense–Bangsamoro Autonomous Region (OCD-BAR), which aims to strengthen damage assessment, coordination, and information management efforts in affected communities.
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