21/10/2025
๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ฌ๐ฉ๐จ๐ง๐๐๐ซ๐ฌ ๐๐จ๐ข๐ง ๐๐ฉ๐ฅ๐๐ง-๐๐๐๐๐ง๐ ๐๐๐ฅ๐ข๐๐ ๐๐ข๐ฌ๐ฌ๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐ข๐ง ๐๐๐ฏ๐๐จ ๐๐ซ๐ข๐๐ง๐ญ๐๐ฅ
TARAGONA, DAVAO ORIENTAL โ The University of Mindanao Digos College (UMDC) Responders, together with faculty and staff under the Community Extension Center (CEC), extended their helping hands to the victims of the recent 7.6-magnitude earthquake through ๐ข๐ฝ๐น๐ฎ๐ป-๐ง๐ฎ๐ฏ๐ฎ๐ป๐ด ๐๐ฎ ๐๐ฎ๐๐ฎ๐ผ ๐ข๐ฟ๐ถ๐ฒ๐ป๐๐ฎ๐น, ๐ข๐ฐ๐๐ผ๐ฏ๐ฒ๐ฟ ๐ฎ๐ฌ, ๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ฎ๐ฑ., a relief initiative held on October 20, 2025.
The relief mission was carried out in collaboration with the UM Bansalan faculty and staff, the Reserve Officersโ Training Corps (ROTC), and the City Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Office (CDRRMO) of Digos City. The united team traveled to the Municipality of Taragona, where they visited the evacuation center to distribute relief goods and provide support to affected families.
Upon arrival, the team made a courtesy call to ๐๐จ๐ง๐จ๐ซ๐๐๐ฅ๐ ๐๐๐ฒ๐จ๐ซ ๐๐ซ๐ญ ๐๐๐ง๐ฃ๐ข๐ ๐. ๐๐ฎ๐ฅ๐๐จ๐ง๐ , ๐๐ก๐, the ๐ ๐๐ป๐ถ๐ฐ๐ถ๐ฝ๐ฎ๐น๐ถ๐๐ ๐ ๐ฎ๐๐ผ๐ฟ ๐ผ๐ณ ๐ง๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฎ๐ด๐ผ๐ป๐ฎ. Members of the Municipal Council were also present to welcome the volunteers and express their gratitude for the initiative.
Many families expressed joy and relief upon receiving the donated goods, which included essential food items and supplies. The event highlighted the spirit of bayanihan and compassion as volunteers from different organizations worked together to bring hope and comfort to the community.
The UMDC, through its ๐๐จ๐ฆ๐ฆ๐ฎ๐ง๐ข๐ญ๐ฒ ๐๐ฑ๐ญ๐๐ง๐ฌ๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐๐๐ง๐ญ๐๐ซ, reaffirmed its commitment to serving those in need and supporting disaster-affected communities, embodying the universityโs mission of service and solidarity.
