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.

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...

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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

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.

How to help earthquake-hit communities in Sarangani

Here is a running list of verified donation drives you can check out to help communities affected by the magnitude 7.8 Mindanao earthquake.

By Rey Mark Paran

6 houses damaged in Pagadian City due to Mindanao earthquake

PAGADIAN CITY, Zamboanga del Sur — Six houses in Purok Sunflower, Barangay Bomba here were damaged during Monday’s powerful tremor. The owners of the houses were Jocelyn Carin, Elizajane Benting, Linda Umban, Bernadette Calisang, and Vivian Calisang. READ: Tsunami threat sparks preemptive evacuation in coastal Pagadian Bernadette Calisang, one of the homeowners, said she was

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Mindanao quake death toll rises to 37; Tent city eyed

Government agency plans to build temporary shelter as aftershocks keep residents outdoors.

By Renalyn Ramirez

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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