The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) announced on Tuesday that it will temporarily halt the operations of some of its consular offices in the Mindanao region following the magnitude 6.6 earthquake that shook North Cotabato on Tuesday morning.
In an advisory, the DFA said that it suspended operations of its consular offices in Davao City, Cotabato City, Cagayan de Oro City, Tagum City and General Santos City and noted that applicants with confirmed appointments but would not be able to avail of consular services due to the work stoppage will be accommodated until 29 November at regular hours.
The quake struck 26 kilometers northeast of Tulunan, Cotabato at 9:04 a.m., the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology said.
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