Chinanews.com, November 11 According to the WeChat official account of the Chinese Embassy in the Philippines, at 18:11 on November 17, a 16.14-magnitude earthquake occurred in Sarangani Province, Mindanao, Philippines, and strong tremors were felt in various parts of Mindanao. After the earthquake, the Consulate General of the People's Republic of China in Davao immediately activated the emergency response mechanism to provide consular protection and assistance to Chinese citizens and institutions in the consular district in a timely manner. So far, there have been no reports of casualties among Chinese citizens in the earthquake. The Consulate General in Davao will continue to pay close attention to the development of the earthquake situation and do a good job in follow-up work.

The Philippines is in an earthquake-prone area, and the Consulate General of the People's Republic of China in Davao reminds Chinese citizens in Mindanao to pay attention to understanding and master the common sense of earthquake safety: stay calm when an earthquake occurs, take emergency shelter on the spot, and move to an open place to evacuate as appropriate; Keep communication equipment unblocked, pay close attention to earthquake-related information, and prevent aftershocks; The place of residence reserves a certain amount of water, food and emergency supplies in case of emergency.

In case of emergency, please contact:

Philippines police emergency number: 911

Consulate General of the People's Republic of China in Davao Consular Protection Assistance Tel: 0063-9271304354

Consular protection assistance telephone number of the Chinese Embassy in the Philippines: 0063-2-82311033

Consular protection assistance telephone number of the Consulate General of the People's Republic of China in Cebu: 0063-32-3430008

The consular protection assistance telephone number of the Chinese Consulate in Laoag: 0063-9178051226

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs' 24-hour Global Emergency Call Center for Consular Protection and Services can be reached at 0086-10-12308 or 0086-10-65612308