The town of Kalilangan, Bukidnon has been placed under a state of calamity.
This comes, following the magnitude-6 earthquake that hit the area on Wednesday last week.
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Damage to properties and structures in the municipality reached P 57 million.
This is based on the estimate of local officials.
Damage to the Sangguniang Bayan building alone has been pegged at about P 30 million.
Almost a week after the tremor, many residents still live in tents outside their homes for fear of aftershocks.
The same earthquake also struck the municipality of Wao in Lanao del Sur.