Overview
- The national disaster agency reports 26 dead and 147 injured after the offshore earthquake near Cebu struck at 9:59 p.m. local time on Tuesday.
- Officials say nine adults and four children died in Bogo, with some victims in a landslide, and additional fatalities were recorded in Tabuelan and San Remigio.
- PHIVOLCS has logged more than 300 aftershocks as authorities warn people may still be trapped in collapsed structures.
- Power outages affected Cebu and nearby islands, with electricity restored after midnight to Cebu and four other central islands, according to the local grid operator.
- The Pacific Tsunami Warning Center says there is no tsunami threat, while Cebu’s provincial government reports collapsed buildings and road damage and is seeking medical volunteers; a senior official in Manila said reports suggest the death toll could rise, which remains unconfirmed.