PH extends sympathies to victims of another Indonesia quake | Global News

PH extends sympathies to victims of another Indonesia quake

By: - Reporter / @ConsINQ
/ 08:24 PM October 11, 2018

The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) on Thursday expressed its sympathies to the families of the victims of the 6.0-magnitude earthquake that struck Indonesia on Thursday.

Three persons were killed while several others were injured due to the massive earthquake that hit East Java, Indonesia.

READ: 3 killed as strong quake rocks Indonesia’s Java, Bali

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The Philippine Embassy in Jakarta reported to the DFA that the earthquake was also felt in Lombok and Bali just hours after President Rodrigo Duterte visited Denpasar, Bali for the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean) Leaders Gathering.

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Leehiong Wee, Philippine Ambassador to Indonesia, said Duterte and his delegation, including Foreign Affairs Secretary Alan Peter Cayetano, were safe.

Wee added that the 201 Filipinos in East Java and 56 in Bali were also unharmed. /ee

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READ: Duterte flies to Bali for Asean show of unity

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