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MANILA, Philippines - Strong earthquakes with magnitude 5.6 and 6.0 damaged several houses and properties in Batangas on Saturday, April 8.

The quake was also felt in Cavite, Laguna, Batangas, Rizal, Quezon (CALABARZON), parts of Mindoro, Marinduque, Romblon, Palawan (MIMAROPA) and Metro Manila around 3:07 and 3:09 p.m.

Batangas Governor Hermilando "Dodo" Mandanas said 5 houses were destroyed by the earthquake in Brgy. Majuben, Mabini and new damages were observed in Taal Basilica.

Here are some photos of the damages on infrastructures as reported by netizens.

Basilica de San Martin de Tours in Taal, Batangas suffered a minor damage. Photo courtesy Twitter/David Tristan Yumol‏.

Photo courtesy of Twitter/Neil Ryan Ilagan

Resort Camp Netanya's walls collapsed and fell on vehicles parked in proximity. Photo courtesy of Ryan Panganiban Valle

Roads in Barangay Pagkilatan, Batangas City, were declared impassable after boulders from a landslide ended up blocking them. Photo courtesy of Rod Ebora Panganiban

Quakes cause power outages in Southern Luzon

In Laguna, Sta. Cruz, Los Baños and Calamba City experienced power outage although the supply returned around 4 p.m, Inquirer has reported.

The provincial government has yet to issue a statement on the total amount of damage to infrastructures.