UPDATE - Blast kills at least 10 in Philippine leader’s hometown

By Hader Glang

ZAMBOANGA CITY, the Philippines (AA) – An explosion has rocked a night market in a southern Philippines city from which President Rodrigo Duterte hails, killing at least 10 people late Friday.

Presidential spokesman Ernesto Abella was quoted by the Sun.Star website as saying that the confirmed number of fatalities in Davao City stood at 10 while 60 others were injured.

C/Insp. Milgrace Driz of Davao City Police told GMA News that 25 people were reported dead at the Southern Philippines Medical Center

"We are now locking down Davao City with checkpoints," she said.

According to GMA, Abella said that Duterte, who served as the city’s mayor for 22 years, had already arrived at the scene of the explosion.