Magnitude 5.6 earthquake jolts Davao Occidental, parts of Mindanao

KORONADAL CITY — A magnitude 5.6 earthquake struck Balut Island in Sarangani, Davao Occidental on Thursday afternoon, with strong tremors felt in several areas, the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) reported. In its earthquake information no. 2, Phivolcs said that the magnitude 5.6 quake struck 28 kilometers (km) northwest of Balut Island around