Two people died in South Cotabato due to the magnitude 7.8 earthquake that struck parts of Mindanao on Monday morning.
Rolly Doanne Aquino, head of the South Cotabato Provincial Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Office, said the deaths were recorded in Barangay Kablon, Tupi town.
One victim was hit by falling debris, while the other suffered cardiac arrest following the 7:37 a.m. tremor, he told reporters.
The Rural Health Unit of Tupi confirmed the fatalities, he added.
No further details about the victims were immediately available.
Electricity and internet services remained disrupted as of 11 a.m. in parts of South Cotabato.