Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Threads WhatsApp TelegramKUALA LUMPUR (Oct 1): Malaysia is ready to send members of the Special Malaysia Disaster Assistance and Rescue Team (SMART) to the Philippines if there is a need and request for a humanitarian aid mission following the earthquake which hit Cebu and surrounding areas. “Let us pray together that the Filipino people will continue to be blessed with strength, perseverance and divine protection in facing this great test. According to Ahmad Zahid, initial reports showed very serious infrastructure damage, including partial collapse and damage to residential and commercial buildings. According to international media reports, at least 26 people were killed and 147 others injured after a 6.9-magnitude earthquake struck the waters off Cebu province in the Philippines on Tuesday night. The Philippines National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council on Wednesday said the death toll was expected to continue to rise.