Southern Leyte map. INQUIRER FILES MANILA, Philippines The magnitude 5.8 earthquake that shook San Francisco town in Southern Leyte generated 166 aftershocks as of Friday morning, the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) sai

Southern Leyte Gov. Damian Mercado. | PHOTO: Official Facebook page of the Provincial Government of Southern Leyte MANILA, Philippines — Southern Leyte Gov. Damian Mercado said five people were injured while 191 houses were damaged following t

A magnitude 5.8 earthquake strikes waters off the shores of San Francisco in Southern Leyte on Thursday morning, January 23, 2025, according to the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs). (Photo from Official Facebook page of

MANILA, Philippines A magnitude 5.8 earthquake struck off Southern Leyte town on Thursday morning, the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) reported. The state volcanologist initially said in its 7:45 a.m. bulletin that the