Marcos urged to fast-track aid, safety checks after Mindanao quake

CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY — Former Bayan Muna Rep.

Carlos Isagani Zarate has called on the Marcos administration to expedite relief operations and structural inspections following a magnitude 7.8 earthquake that struck parts of Southern Mindanao.

Zarate, who was in the region when the tremor occurred, described the quake as one of the strongest in ...