MANILA - Twenty-five people were hurt and several homes, churches and other buildings damaged on Saturday when an earthquake sent terrified residents of a southern Philippine province fleeing their ho
mes before dawn, police said.
"We saw people running out of their homes. A number of residences sustained minor damage like cracked walls," Uanite told AFP by telephone. The impact was also felt in four neighboring towns, damaging homes, two Catholic churches, a hotel, a gym, a bridge and a public market, the civil defense office in the region said in a written report.
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