12 Pagadian coastal barangays suspend classes after tsunami warning

PAGADIAN CITY, Zamboanga del Sur — Classes in several coastal barangays of Pagadian City were suspended on Monday following the issuance of Tsunami Information No. 1 by the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs). The advisory was issued after a magnitude 7.8 offshore earthquake struck near Sarangani at 7:37 a.m. READ: Magnitude 7.8 quake rocks Mindanao, topples buildings, disrupts classes Phivolcs warned coastal communities in Sarangani, Davao Occidental, Tawi-Tawi, Sulu, Basilan, Zamboanga del Sur, Zamboanga Sibugay, Sultan Kudarat, and South Cotabato to immediately evacuate to higher ground or move farther inland as a precaution against possible tsunami threats. In […]... Keep on reading: 12 Pagadian coastal barangays suspend classes after tsunami warning