WIRE โ€” [Updated Aug. 7, 2026, 12:34 p.m.] MANILA, Philippines โ€” A magnitude 5.4 earthquake shook a large swath of Southern Tagalog, parts of Metro Manila and Central Luzon Friday morning, according to the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs). The quake, which was initially measured at magnitude 5.8, struck at 10:38 a.m. Its epicenter was

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