SAN FRANCISCO, Agusan del Sur — Local officials in Bayugan City and the municipality of San Francisco suspended classes and school operations following a magnitude 7.8 earthquake that struck Mindanao on Monday, citing the risk of aftershocks and the need to assess the structural integrity of school facilities. In Bayugan City, Mayor Kirk Asis ordered

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

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

[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 — President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. has ordered an immediate response from all concerned government agencies following the destructive magnitude 7.8 earthquake that struck Maasim, Sarangani, on Monday morning. In a statement, Marcos also directed the suspension of classes at all levels in affected areas across Mindanao until further notice. READ: Phivolcs: Tsunami warning out

MANILA, Philippines — “Destructive” intensity was felt in General Santos City after an offshore Magnitude 7.0 earthquake off Sarangani early Monday morning, according to state seismologists.  Intensity VII was felt in the said city after the earthquake which occurred at 7:37 a.m. with a depth of 10 kilometers, according to the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and