A powerful earthquake of 6.5 magnitude struck the island of Mindanao in southern Philippines on Thursday, causing injuries and serious damages to buildings.
Earlier, strong tremors had killed eight people on Tuesday in the same area.
At least eight people were hurt at the condominium building in the major southern city of Davao, even as rescuers had launched a search to determine trapped residents.
A collapsed structure in another town crushed and killed a local official who was inside to help with an improvised medical treatment centre set up after the previous quakes.
A hotel partially collapsed in another area, but a disaster official told AFP the building had already been evacuated. (NAN)
