WIRE — [Updated Aug. 6, 2026, 10:06 a.m.] MANILA, Philippines — The Philippine Institution of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) has downgraded the aftershock that jolted Balut Island in Sarangani early Thursday to magnitude 5.6. Phivolcs earlier reported that the tremor that struck Balut Island was at magnitude 6.3. In the latest earthquake bulletin, Phivolcs recorded the epicenter
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