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MANILA, Philippines -- No Filipino so far has been reported dead or injured in the strong earthquake that rocked China Monday and killed thousands, the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) said on Tuesday.

As of posting time, the DFA’s Public Information Service Unit (PISU) has not received reports of Filipino workers or migrants who were victims of the magnitude 7.8 earthquake that struck the city of Chengdu, in Sichuan.

Monday’s earthquake is considered the worst to hit the country in decades.

Reports placed the number of casualties at about 10,000.

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• No foreign casualties reported so far in China quake--gov’t
• 5.8 magnitude quake strikes off Sumatra
• Strong China aftershock sends workers fleeing

• Sulu sultanate seeks humane treatment of Filipinos in Sabah
• RP’s indigenous people’s chief elected to UN body
• Dagupan teener is Asia’s Sudoku math champion
• Philippines checking allegations of oil theft in Nigeria
• Protecting domestic workers’ rights
• Filipinos: Diligent, overqualified coffee servers in S’pore