Sherwin Gatchalian secured 13 votes on June 17 to become the Philippines’ new Senate president, ending a 15-day leadership dispute that produced the chamber’s fifth change of president in a single Congress.
Tag: Philippines
Posted inWorld
Philippines earthquake kills at least 35 near General Santos as tsunami waves strike coast
A magnitude-7.8 earthquake struck off southern Mindanao on 7 June 2026, killing at least 35 people, collapsing buildings in General Santos City and sending 1.4-metre tsunami waves into coastal villages.