17 dead in latest Mindanao quakes

PRESIDENT Rodrigo Duterte has ordered the immediate inspection of all buildings in areas affected by a series of strong earthquakes in Mindanao, as the death toll from the tremors rose to 17.

FOR MINDANAO Philippine Coast Guards personnel prepare and pack relief goods at the warehouse of the Department of Social Welfare and Development in Pasay City for the victims of the 6.5-magnitude earthquake in Mindanao on Thursday. PHOTO BY ENRIQUE AGCAOILI