A magnitude 5.8 earthquake (earlier report was magnitude 5.9) shook the province of Southern Leyte on Thursday morning, the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) reported.

Also to belong in the proposed province are the municipalities of Calubian, Leyte, San Isidro, Tabango, Villaba, Bato, Hilongos, Hindang, Inopacan and Matalom, and the city of Baybay. These areas ...