Duterte says he was sleeping when earthquake hit Davao City on Thursday

President Rodrigo Duterte said he was at home sleeping when a Magnitude 6.5 earthquake hit parts of Mindanao, including his hometown Davao City.

According to Cecille Villarosa's report on "State of the Nation with Jessica Soho", Duterte said members of the Presidential Security Group woke him up so he could go somewhere safe.

"Nasa bahay, natutulog. Tapos nung umpisa, hindi ako nagising sa lindol. Nagising ako sa mga PSG," Duterte said in an interview.

"Dalawa sila ginising ako. Sabi ko 'Bakit? 'Sir, lumilindol'," he added.

Duterte indicated he didn't think much of the earthquake.

"Sabi ko lindol lang naman yan. Nag-upo sila nung mejo lumakas," Duterte said.

"Sabi ko, 'Pareho lang naman tayo dito, wala mang cover. Magdasal ka na lang buti pa'," he added.

"Ako, gusto nila tumindig ako, lumuwas. Parang lindol lang. Wala yan," Duterte said.

The series of earthquakes that hit southern Philippines did not spare the house of President Rodrigo Duterte in Davao City, according to his former aide and now Senator Christopher "Bong" Go on Thursday.

"'Yung bahay ni Pangulo may crack na rin. Kasi housing ‘yun, Teacher’s Village, first floor lang po 'yun in-extend lang po niyan. Nilagyan lang niya ng second floor. So hindi talaga siya designed na para sa two floors, dinagdagan lang,” Go told Dobol B sa News TV.

The senator said he was told that a building located a kilometer away from Duterte's house had collapsed.

"Balita ko may isang gusali diyan bumagsak. Nung isang araw na lumindol nakita na ang mga crack sa basement o ground floor, dun yung parking space, may ipinadalang litrato sa akin. Ngayon bumagsak na mismo "yung ground floor kasi parang bakante ‘yun, parking," Go said. —NB, GMA News