28 February 2010 - The Philippine Embassy in Chile reported to the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) today that Filipinos in Chile are safe after the country was hit by an 8.8-magnitude earthquake at 3:45 am (local time) yesterday.
Philippine Ambassador to Chile Consuelo Puyat-Reyes said that no Filipino has been hurt, except for an ankle injury sustained by a husband of a Philippine embassy personnel after a wooden plank fell from a cabinet in their bedroom.

