Philippines, Oct. 2 -- There are no missing persons so far reported following Tuesday night's magnitude 6.9 earthquake that hit Cebu and nearby provinces in the Visayas, the Office of Civil Defense (OCD) said Thursday.
In an interview with reporters, OCD spokesperson Junie Castillo said they have not received any reports of unaccounted persons from local government units (LGUs).
"We don't know if they just haven't submitted yet or kung wala na. Pero so far wala. Kaya parang zero missing pa tayo (or there are really no reports of missing persons. That is why as of now we have zero missing persons)," Castillo said.
He added that their present assumption is everyone in the affected communities has been accounted for.
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