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People walk along a damaged road after a 7.8 magnitude earthquake in General Santos City on June 9, 2026 (AFP)

Death toll from Philippines quake rises to 46

The 7.8-magnitude tremor just off the coast of Mindanao on Monday brought down buildings, triggered landslides, and set off tsunami warnings across the southern island. The national disaster agency raised the death toll to 45 on Wednesday, while the number of people missing jumped dramatically from four to 17.

June 10, 2026

A responder prepares to take part in search and rescue operations outside a collapsed building after a 7.8 magnitude earthquake in General Santos City on June 9, 2026 (AFP)

Pakistan FM expresses solidarity with Philippines after Mindanao earthquake

Ishaq Dar says Pakistan stands with the Philippines after a powerful earthquake hit Mindanao, causing casualties and widespread damage, as Islamabad extended condolences to affected families.

June 9, 2026

People clean up their damaged house after a 7.8 magnitude earthquake in General Santos City on June 9, 2026. (Photo: AFP)

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

A powerful 7.8-magnitude earthquake off the southern Philippines killed at least 41 people, injured over 450, displaced thousands, and caused widespread damage.

June 9, 2026

People past damage in a residential area caused by a magnitude 7.8 earthquake off the southern Philippines, at Peta Timur village in Sangihe Islands Regency, Indonesia's North Sulawesi province on June 8, 2026.

Major quake off Philippines kills at least 15, triggers tsunami warnings

A magnitude 7.8 earthquake struck off southern Philippines near General Santos City, killing at least 15 people, collapsing buildings, and triggering widespread tsunami warnings across the region.

June 8, 2026

Pakistan, Philippines call for global unity through interfaith dialogue at UN

Pakistan, Philippines call for global unity through interfaith dialogue at UN

Pakistan and the Philippines urged the international community at the UN to strengthen interfaith harmony, tolerance, and peaceful coexistence through dialogue, as they presented a resolution promoting global peace and understanding.

May 21, 2026

15 dead, 28 missing as ferry sinks in southern Philippines

15 dead, 28 missing as ferry sinks in southern Philippines

The archipelago nation of 116 million has a long history of disasters involving the inter-island ferries that ply its seas; many rely on cheap and poorly regulated boats and ships for transport between the country's more than 7,000 islands, despite regular accidents.

January 26, 2026

Claire Castro

Philippines says no evidence of 'terrorist training' after Bondi gunmen's visit

Australian authorities are investigating whether the two gunmen met with extremists during their Philippines trip.

December 17, 2025

7.4 magnitude quake off southern Philippines kills three people

7.4 magnitude quake off southern Philippines kills three people

The latest Philippine quake struck just 11 days after a 6.9-magnitude quake killed 74 people and destroyed or damaged about 72,000 houses in the central island of Cebu.

October 10, 2025

Philippines quake death toll rises to 69, official says

Philippines quake death toll rises to 69, official says

Earthquake monitoring agencies put quake's depth at around 10 km; record multiple aftershocks, the strongest having a magnitude of 6.9

October 1, 2025