Emergency workers recovered the body of a child and his mother out of collapsed buildings in the central Philippines on Wednesday, a day after an earthquake killed at least 69 people and injured more than 200 others.

The death toll was expected to rise from the Tuesday magnitude-6.9 earthquake that trapped an unspecified number of residents in the hard-hit city of Bogo and outlying rural towns in Cebu province.

TEMPO.CO, Jakarta - The Ministry of Foreign Affairs confirmed that no Indonesian citizens were among the victims of the 6.9-magnitude earthquake that struck Cebu, Philippines, on Tuesday.

On Tuesday night, a massive 6.9 magnitude earthquake hit the central area of the Philippines, killing at least 69 people and injuring over 200 others.

Generally, the foreign office advises against all travel to parts of the Philippines, including Mindanao and the Sulu archipelago. The FCDO encourages prospective travellers to Cebu and nearby provinces to contact their travel providers and check their travel insurance covers natural disasters.

An offshore earthquake of magnitude 6.9 has jolted a central Philippine province and collapsed the walls of houses and buildings, killing at least 31 people, authorities said.