Attention has now turned to delivering aid to survivors of the 6.9-magnitude quake that has become the country's deadliest in more than a decade.
Striking waters off Cebu's central island late on Tuesday, the quake has caused more than 20,000 people to be displaced, while more than 300 have been injured.
On Thursday, Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr visited Bogo, a city of some 90,000 that was the worst-affected, seeking to reassure evacuees.
He noted that relief operations have been complicated due to widespread damage to infrastructure.
"We are having some difficulty because we have nowhere to put the displaced families because we're unsure of the integrity of the evacuation centres," he told reporters.
"We will make sure there is food supply, water supply and electricity... Whatever the people need, we will make sure we can provide it."
Many of the victims were killed when buildings and homes collapsed, either due to the quake itself or landslides that followed after heavy rain.
Electricity cuts have also hampered rescue efforts.
The Philippines sits on the Pacific Ring of Fire, an earthquake-prone belt of volcanoes stretching from South America to the Russian Far East.
It experiences more than 800 quakes each year.
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