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No Filipinos were reported affected by the 6.6-magnitude earthquake that jolted China’s southwestern Sichuan province on Monday, Sept. 5, the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) said. Photo shows the aftermath of a 6.6-magnitude earthquake in Hailuogou in China’s southwestern Sichuan province on September 5, 2022. STR / AFP “No reported Filipino (was) affected by the earthquake,” the DFA told reporters on Tuesday, Sept. 6. The department said there are 167 Filipinos in the area. The strong earthquake hit the region southwest of Sichuan’s capital Chengdu around 1 p.m. Monday. At least 65 people are confirmed dead while more than 200...
