AT least three persons were reported injured following an intensity 5.9 earthquake that shook the province of Bukidnon on Monday night and damaged several buildings, police reported on Tuesday.
A report sent by the Bukidnon Provincial Police Office to Camp Crame identified the victims as Emilda Acma, 54, and Lolita Guiren, 54, both residents of Camp 1, Maramag town and Andresa Polon of Barangay Matambay, Kadingilan town, both in Bukidnon.
The report said that in Valencia City, the Esther Hospital located along Sayre Highway, Barangay Lumbo, incurred cracks on its walls, prompting it to temporarily evacuate its patients. Similar evacuations were also undertaken by the Adventist Medical Center and Valencia City Medical Hospital.
Two houses in Barangay
Tugaya and in Barangay Laligan were also damaged along with the Lumbo
Elementary School and Tongan-Tongan Elementary School.
In Maramag, six houses were also damaged along with a gasoline
station. The Margarette Hotel was, likewise, damaged.
In the town of Don Carlos, the Simbulan Hospital and Pahilan Hospital also incurred damages.
The PNP said that in Kadingilan, the third floor of its police station incurred cracks. Damage was also reported on a barangay hall in the poblacion, at the municipal hall, Sr. San Isidro Parish church and the health center in Barangay Kibogtok.
The report said all roads and bridges in the province remained passable.
The Bukidnon earthquake happened just weeks after three strong earthquakes rocked the Cotabato and Davao areas in Mindanao in October, displacing thousands from damaged homes and disrupting schooling for students as hundreds of classrooms were reported damaged, as well.