The Mindanao earthquake death toll rose to 45 as President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. said families of those killed will receive P50,000 each in financial assistance.
The National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council said 487 people were injured and 17 remained missing as of Tuesday, 6 p.m. The agency said the figures were still being validated.
The magnitude 7.8 quake struck off Mindanao in the southern Philippines on June 8 at 7:37 a.m. local time, or 4:37 a.m. PKT. State seismologists traced the tectonic quake to subduction along the Cotabato Trench.
The quake affected 149,372 people across Zamboanga Peninsula, Northern Mindanao, Davao Region and Soccsksargen.
About 32,464 people were staying in 57 evacuation centers, while 8,973 others were staying with relatives or friends.
State seismologists recorded 1,738 aftershocks by Wednesday, with magnitudes from 1.3 to 6.4. Authorities reported P15 million in infrastructure damage and 238 damaged structures.
Power outages affected 13 cities and municipalities. Officials said service had been restored in seven areas, while 10 landslides were reported, mainly in Davao Occidental and Sarangani.
Marcos inspected damaged facilities in General Santos City and said engineers were checking whether buildings could still be used. He identified Sarangani as the hardest-hit area.
Read: Philippines Earthquake Kills 37, Aftershocks Hit Mindanao
The provincial government of Sarangani declared a state of calamity. Marcos said P100 million had been released from the Local Government Support Fund for repairs at General Santos City Hall.
Search, rescue and retrieval operations involved 3,773 personnel and 110 assets from the military, police, coast guard and fire bureau.
Authorities also suspended classes in 210 cities and municipalities while school safety inspections continued.
