Hanoi, Oct. 2 -- Philippine authorities on October 2 announced the end of search and rescue operations in Cebu province, which was devastated by a 6.9-magnitude earthquake two days earlier - the country's deadliest quake in more than a decade.

The current death toll of 72 is not expected to go much higher and missing people have been accounted for. Attention has now turned to delivering aid to survivors of the 6.9-magnitude quake.

Striking waters off Cebu's central island on late September 30, the quake has caused more than 20,000 people to be displaced, while over 300 injured.

On October 2, Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr visited Bogo, a city of some 90,000 that was the worst-affected, seeking to reassure evacuees and noting ...