Philippines picks up the pieces after strongest earthquake in decades

7.8-magnitude quake hit the southern island of Mindanao killing at least 55 people and leaving a trail of destruction It was just before midnight when the rescue team pulled the body from the rubble of a grocery store destroyed by the most powerful quake to hit the Philippines in half a century. The family wailed at the sight. “While tragic, it offered the family a painful consolation,” said Rene Baliong, the head of the search and rescue team. “They have a body to bury.” Continue reading...

By Natasha May and Carmela Fonbuena

Rain, aftershocks hamper rescuers as Philippine quake toll hits 55

The number of missing stood at 31 as reports from local jurisdictions trickled in.

Over 500,000 affected by Mindanao quake – DSWD

ILOILO CITY — Over 500,000 individuals were affected by the magnitude 7.8 earthquake that struck off Maasim, Sarangani on June 8, while government humanitarian assistance has exceeded P84 million, according to the latest Disaster Response Operations Monitoring and Information Center (DROMIC) report of the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD).   The DSWD-DROMIC Report No.

By ggaviola

BFP defers quake death updates to OCD

To avoid confusion, the Bureau of Fire Protection announced that it is now deferring to the Office of Civil Defense in releasing official updates on the death toll from the magnitude 7.8 earthquake that struck Mindanao.

By Emmanuel Tupas

Rain, aftershocks hamper rescuers as Philippine quake toll hits 55

Provincial disaster chief says while search for missing continued, there was little hope of finding survivors

By AFP

MetMalaysia confirms no tsunami threat after 5.2 quake off Mindanao

KUALA LUMPUR, June 13  — A moderate earthquake measuring 5.2 on the Richter scale struck Mindanao,...