Cotabato City, June 9 -- Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM) Interim Chief Minister Abdulraof Macacua has ordered the resumption of government work in the region after structural experts declared all office buildings safe after Monday's Mindanao-wide tremor.

"All BARMM employees are also reminded to always remain vigilant and cautious," he said in a statement addressed to all BARMM employees on Tuesday.

On Monday morning, a magnitude 7.8 earthquake struck the Soccsksargen Region but affected two major provinces in BARMM - Maguindanao del Sur and Maguindanao del Norte - including its capital, Cotabato City.

An Intensity V earthquake was felt in the city and the two provinces.

Following this, Macacua directed all co...