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JAKARTA, Indonesia — Indonesia ordered on Monday evacuations of northern areas threatened by tsunami waves after a 7.8-magnitude quake struck the southern Philippines. Officials in areas at highest risk — the North Sulawesi capital, Manado, northern Gorontalo province and the Sangihe islands — “are instructed to immediately direct their residents to evacuate in an orderly

MANILA, Philippines —  Operations at General Santos International Airport have been temporarily suspended following the magnitude 7.8 earthquake that struck off Maasim, Sarangani, on Monday morning, according to the Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines (CAAP). A Notice to Airmen, which is a safety advisory given to pilots and flight operators to alert them of

MANILA, Philippines — A magnitude 6.1 aftershock rocked the southern Philippines on Monday, the United States Geological Survey said, hours after a 7.8 earthquake killed at least one person, collapsed buildings and triggered regional tsunami warnings. The second quake struck at a depth of 67 kilometers (42 miles) about eight kilometers north by northwest of

MIDSALIP, Zamboanga del Sur — Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Secretary Rex Gatchalian assured the public on Monday that the agency is swiftly responding to the needs of communities affected by the magnitude 7.8 earthquake that struck Mindanao early in the morning. Gatchalian made the statement while visiting a school building project with

CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY — Mayor Rolando Uy suspended classes from kindergarten to elementary levels and ordered immediate structural inspections of public buildings after a magnitude 7.8 earthquake, initially recorded as magnitude 7.0, struck parts of Mindanao early Monday morning. The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) said the 7:37 a.m. tectonic tremor had

MANILA, Philippines— The camp of Sen. Alan Peter Cayetano, who claims he’s still the Senate president, is proposing  possible interim administrative arrangements to the new majority group now led by Senate President Pro Tempore Sherwin Gatchalian. One possible arrangement is the adoption  of a dual-signatory or joint certification by current officials and those still asserting authority on important  documents such

Powerful Earthquake Causes Widespread Damage in General Santos City  Various establishments in General Santos City were damaged and collapsed due to a powerful magnitude 7.0 earthquake that struck Mindanao.  On the morning of June 8, 2026, General Santos City experienced massivet damage after a powerful earthquake, leaving residents shaken and prompting authorities to launch immediate inspections across the city.  The earthquake, which was ... Read more

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[UPDATED] A powerful magnitude 7.8 earthquake jolted southern Mindanao on Monday morning, June 8, 2026.  The offshore quake hit at a depth of 35 kilometres (22 miles) off the island of Mindanao, the United States Geological Survey (USGS) said. The earthquake struck at 7:37 a.m. The Pacific Tsunami Warning Center said in a notice that tsunami waves

MANILA, Philippines — A constitutional law expert said the remaining 22 senators should participate in the special session of Congress that President Marcos is expected to convene to resolve their internal dispute and allow the Senate to focus on more urgent national concerns. UP College of Law associate dean Paolo Tamase said the 10-member group

MANILA, Philippines — A 7.8-magnitude earthquake struck off the southern coast of the Philippines on Monday, the United States Geological Survey said, prompting a regional warning centre to issue a tsunami alert. The offshore quake hit at a depth of 35 kilometres (22 miles) about 24 kilometres west of Mindanao’s Sarangani province, USGS said. READ: Magnitude 7.8 earthquake