Magnitude 7.8 quake rocks Mindanao, topples buildings, disrupts classes

MANILA, Philippines — A magnitude 7.8 earthquake struck off Sarangani on Monday morning, damaging buildings, disrupting utility services across parts of Mindanao, and prompting the suspension of classes and government work in several areas on the opening day of the school year. The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) said the tectonic earthquake occurred