MANILA, Philippines — Tremors were observed in Masbate and Davao Occidental, the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) reported Wednesday. At 3:45 a.m. on Wednesday, July 15, a 4.2-magnitude earthquake hit Davao Occidental, with the epicenter located 24 kilometers northwest of Sarangani Island. Previously, a 4.6-magnitude aftershock rocked the area 40 kilometers west of