Hundreds of aftershocks jolt Philippines as officials say death toll could rise

Dozens of people are dead and hundreds more injured following an earthquake in the country's south.

Race to find survivors as Philippines quake toll rises to 37

The quake inflicted some of the worst damage on General Santos, a city of about 720,000 people in southern Mindanao.

20,000 displaced by Philippine earthquake that killed at least 37

Rescuers searched ruined buildings in the southern Philippines on Tuesday to ensure no one was still trapped a day after one of the strongest earthquakes to hit the country in a half-century killed at least 37 people and displaced more than 20,000.

Rescuers search for survivors after Philippines quake kills 37

Rescuers searched the rubble on Tuesday of a collapsed building in the southern Philippine city of General Santos, the worst hit by a powerful earthquake that has killed at least 37 people and injured hundreds, to reach two people still believed to be trapped inside. Regional fire officer Edgar Tanawan, who was leading the operation, said two people had been pulled out ‌alive from the commercial building, housing a grocery store and other businesses, but a third was found dead. Scanners had s...

By Reuters

Aerial footage shows devastation following deadly Philippines earthquake

Aerial footage shows the devastation caused by a powerful and deadly earthquake in the Philippines.

By Holly Bishop

20,000 people displaced by the Philippine earthquake that killed at least 37

Outdoor hospitals, cut-off communities as Philippine quake toll hits 41

Outdoor hospitals, cut-off communities as Philippine quake toll hits 41

32,000 Displaced As Buildings Reduced To Rubble In Philippines Earthquake

Monday's earthquake was centered at sea at a depth of 33 kilometres, about 32 kilometres southwest of Maasim town in Sarangani province.

Outdoor hospitals, cut-off communities as Philippine quake toll hits 41

Doctors treated patients in tents set up under a scorching Philippine sun on Tuesday — including helping a young mother give birth — as the death toll from a major earthquake that collapsed buildings and sparked tsunami warnings topped 40. Thousands remained displaced and more than 450 injured following the magnitude-7.8 quake that struck off the southern island of Mindanao on Monday, according to national and local disaster agencies, though only four people were now believed missing. In the ...

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Rescuers race to reach trapped victims after powerful quake in southern Philippines

Officials are hoping that the death toll will not rise further as search-and-rescue operations continue, with more than 400 people injured and four still missing.

Nearly 200 classrooms destroyed in Mindanao earthquake

More than 1,000 other classrooms sustained either minor or major damage, says the Department of Education

By Jelo Ritzhie Mantaring

Angara directs rapid disaster response for quake-hit Mindanao schools

MANILA, Philippines — Education Secretary Sonny Angara has directed a comprehensive disaster response for 267 schools heavily affected by the 7.8 magnitude earthquake in Mindanao, deploying emergency classrooms, learning packets, and clean-up operations to the affected areas. In response to this crisis, Secretary Angara emphasized that while resource deployment is fast-tracked, the immediate safety and

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CBCP president urges second collection for Mindanao quake relief

CBCP President Archbishop Gilbert Garcera has urged a special church collection on June 14 to aid earthquake victims in Mindanao.

By Ian Laqui

Outdoor hospitals, cut-off communities as Philippine quake toll hits 41

Thousands remain displaced, more than 450 injured following the magnitude-7.8 quake

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Philippine quake displaces 32,000, while death toll climbs to 37

Over 32,000 have been displaced while the death toll climbed to 37 Tuesday, a day after one of the strongest earthquakes in decades struck the southern Philippines. Rescuers searc...

7.8 Philippines earthquake levels building housing Jollibee as death toll climbs to 35

A powerful 7.8-magnitude earthquake crushed part of a commercial complex housing a Jollibee restaurant in General Santos City on Monday, as the death toll across the southern Philippines reached at least 35.