News Desk (Agence France-Presse) Manila, Philippines ● Tue, October 29, 2019 2019-10-29 09:59 719 43c48a2ddad3c738da9daa2a5145b816 2 SE Asia #Philippines,#earthquake,injury,damage Free A 6.6-magnitude quake struck the southern Philippines Tuesday, authorities said, causing injuries and damaging buildings in a region still reeling from a previous deadly tremor. Terrified locals fled into the streets after the shallow quake, which the US Geological Survey said hit the island of Mindanao as schools and offices opened for the day. USGS initially reported the quake had a magnitude of 6.8, adding there was no tsunami threat. "Our municipal hall has been destroyed," said Reuel Limbungan, mayor of Tulunan, a town near the epicentre. "We are receiving lots of reports of injuries, but we have to confirm them," he told AFP. The area is still suffering the effects of a 6.4-magnitude quake that hit less than two weeks ago, killing at least five and damaging ... » Learn More about Strong quake hits south Philippines, injuries reported
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Cagayan de Oro mayor comes out: ‘I’m for Leni’
Cagayan de Oro Mayor Oscar Moreno on Sunday, October 17, came out in the open about his support for the presidential bid of Vice President Leni Robredo. Moreno said this as he confirmed to Rappler he had a closed door meeting with Robredo at city hall on October 16. Robredo was in the city to help in the COVID-19 vaccination rollout and meet with a group of volunteers and local key figures, including Moreno and Cagayan de Oro Archbishop Emeritus Antonio Ledesma and Archbishop Jose Cabantan. "She asked for my support which I gave her when she ran for vice president in 2016," Moreno told Rappler in an exclusive interview. Moreno is the first local chief executive in Mindanao known to have aired his support for the opposition leader, a week after she declared her decision to seek the presidency and filed her certificate of candidacy for president. Moreno, who is serving his third and final office term, was a key Mindanao official of the Liberal ... » Learn More about Cagayan de Oro mayor comes out: ‘I’m for Leni’