7.8 temblor shakes Mindanao; 31 dead

(UPDATE) THE death toll from the 7.8 magnitude earthquake off the coast of Sarangani on Monday rose to 19, initial reports said. A series of powerful aftershocks rocked the area for about two hours after the first quake hit at 7:37 a.m., with the largest registering at magnitude 6.7. The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology warned that further aftershocks were expected. The quake coincided with the first day of classes in many schools across Mindanao. In Matan-ao, Davao del Sur, a