To the Philippines now where the death toll from Monday's magnitude 6.1 earthquake that hit the north has risen to 16 rather. Well authorities say the death toll could rise as rescuers scramble to reach some two-dozen people feared bury under a collapsed building. The hard-hit province of Pampanga also saw its airport several churches and other structures damaged. Following the first quake, a magnitude six-and-a-half tremor struck the central problems of Eastern Samar. No casualties and damage at being reported so far.