As the magnitude 6.9 earthquake hit Cebu, it also jolted Western Visayas.
In a video, the shaking of a computer store in a mall in Iloilo City is apparent.
“Syempre, hindi ko ma-expect kung anong mangyayari sa loob, kung ma-collapse or ano ang mangyayari sa amin. Kaya nga nagdasal ako at sabi ko kay Lord, gabayan mo kami," Warel Gregori Dayhon, a sales staff, said.
A music teacher was doing a livestream on social media when he stopped abruptly, as the strong earthquake struck.
Call center agents were seen going down from a building that hold their office.
Bank employees in Mandurriao District sought safety outside of their building.
According to the Iloilo City Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Office, their personnel responded to at least 31 individuals.
Intensity IV was felt in Iloilo City, based on a CDRRMO device.
“May mga possible mild or minimal damages na maranasan kasi ma-consider siya as moderately strong ang Intensity IV,” said Darwin Papa, head of the Operations Division of Iloilo City DRRMO.
In Passi City, Province of Iloilo, rescue teams from the Bureau of Fire Protection (BFP) and a few college students responded to persons who fainted, and others who felt ill, when the strong swaying struck while they were engaged in an activity.
A closed-circuit television (CCTV) footage inside a restaurant in Kalibo, Aklan showed the strong swaying of lights brought about by the shaking.
Customers and staff members stepped out of the establishment quickly.
In Bacolod City, a medical team responded to personnel of a business process outsourcing (BPO) company who felt ill.
