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Read more about the article OCD verifies 19 deaths, 7 missing as destructive quake jolts Mindanao
Utility workers worked overtime to restore electricity in General Santos city which was knocked down after Monday's magnitude 7 earthquake. In the background is the Jollibee fast food center that collapsed during the quake. Photo by : Wilter Saldaña

OCD verifies 19 deaths, 7 missing as destructive quake jolts Mindanao

DAVAO CITY, Philippines - The Office of Civil Defense (OCD) is verifying reports of 19 deaths and seven missing persons following a magnitude 7.8 earthquake that struck Southern Mindanao in…

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Read more about the article Davao floods left one dead, areas without electricity
LOOK: Flooding submerges parts of R.Castillo and Jerome areas slowing traffic, and forcing residents to wade through floodwaters.(Wendyl Geronimo/davaotoday.com)

Davao floods left one dead, areas without electricity

DAVAO CITY, Philippines - Heavy rainfall brought by easterlies and the intertropical convergence zone (ITCZ) led to the overflow of Matina and Bunawan Rivers and flooding in several areas on…

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