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Deadly Philippines Quake Turns Seabed Into Shore
Search and rescue operations continue as officials verify casualties, with 30 people still missing and 1,399 injured across quake-hit regions.
- The National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council reported 10 additional deaths yesterday, bringing total fatalities from last week's magnitude 7.8 Mindanao earthquake to 78, with at least 30 people still missing.
- Driven by a shifting of the nearby Cotabato Trench, the June 8 earthquake caused "coastal uplift," where tectonic forces thrust chunks of the shoreline upwards, leaving stretches of coast unrecognizable to longtime residents.
- More than 1.50 million individuals are affected, with the earthquake damaging 774 structures and more than 74,000 houses, of which 13,700 were totally destroyed across the region.
- The Philippine Red Cross deployed 264 staff and volunteers to support operations, while displaced families in 47 evacuation centers received more than P184.9 million in assistance.
- Following arrests of two women posing as Department of Public Works and Highways officials, Philippine National Police chief Gen. Jose Melencio Nartatez Jr. ordered units to intensify operations against scammers in affected areas.
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Mindanao quake death toll climbs to 78
MANILA, Philippines — The death toll in the 7.8 magnitude Mindanao earthquake has now climbed to 78, the National Risk Reduction and Management Council said Thursday. In its June 18, 2026 situational report, the agency said the missing remained at 30, with the injured at 1,339. A breakdown of the dead showed that 21 were from Region 11 with 13 missing; 57 were from Region 12 with 17 missing. The quake has now affected 357,000 families or 1.5 mil…
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Leaning Left3Leaning Right3Center2Last UpdatedBias Distribution38% Left, 37% Right
Bias Distribution
- 38% of the sources lean Left, 37% of the sources lean Right
38% Left
L 38%
C 25%
R 37%
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