The death toll from the 6.3-magnitude earthquake that struck North Cotabato province in southern Philippines on Wednesday has climbed to five people, local officials said on Thursday.
Mayor Reuel Limbungan of Tulunan town in North Cotabato said a seven-year-old child died in a house after a wall collapsed onto her in Datu Paglas town.
In nearby M’lang town, Vice Mayor Joselito Pinol said a man died due to heart attack. In Magsaysay town in Davao del Sur, a two-year-old child also died when falling objects hit her while asleep.
