Philippines:
A magnitude-6.0 earthquake struck the central Philippine island of Samar.
- It is an island country of Southeast Asia in the western Pacific Ocean.
- It is surrounded by the South China (north and west); Philippine Sea (east); Celebes Sea (south); and by the Sulu Sea to the (southwest).
- Capital city: Manila
- Geographical Features of Philippines:
- Climate: It majorly consists of tropical and monsoonal type of climate.
- Highest Point: Mount Apo.
- Major Rivers: Cagayan River (Philippines’ longest river), Mindanao, Agusan etc.
- Major Lake: Laguna de Bay
- Volcano: Mayon Volcano, one of the most active in the country. Other volcanoes are Bulusan and Kanlaon.
- Natural resources: Timber, petroleum, nickel, cobalt, silver, gold, salt, copper
- The Philippines is the third-largest producer of geothermal energy globally, after the United States and Indonesia.
