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Sultan Kudarat earthquake swarm affects 13,000 families
['Bong S. Sarmiento', 'Fr. Reynaldo D. Raluto', 'Carolyn O. Arguillas']
MindaNews
Dennis Domingo, DSWD-12 information officer, said the affected families came from 31 villages in the towns of Kalamansig, Lebak and Palimbang (Kalepa) in Sultan Kudarat.
Residents of Lebak, Sultan Kudarat affected by the earthquake swarm line up for the food pack distribution conducted by DSWD-12 personnel since 28 January 2026.
As of January 29, the DSWD has recorded 5,429 families or 22,386 individuals seeking refuge inside 34 evacuation centers in the affected towns, he said.
Based on DSWD-12 data, at least 11,081 family food packs (FFP) costing P10,859,380, or P980 per FFP, have been sent for distribution to the families affected by the earthquake swarm.
The neighboring coastal towns of Kalamansig and Lebak also ordered the preemptive evacuations of residents living in shoreline barangays.