A tornado ripped through villages in Pampanga Province in the Philippines on Monday afternoon.<br /><br />Houses, businesses and a school were among the buildings damaged during the storm which hit the region.<br /><br />The tornado was filmed ripping through buildings, sending debris into the air. Homes and a school were among those damaged.<br /><br />Resident Rop Syquia said: "I could feel the force of the tornado and it was scary. We were lucky but many other people suffered."<br /><br />Manuel Esguerra, Jr., chief meteorological officer of the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration, said the tornado was caused by a thunderstorm that battered the area.<br /><br />The Provincial Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Office is still assessing the extent of the damage although no one has been reported as hurt.<br /><br />Filmer Aljon Gutierrez said: "I saw the tornado here in my home town. It destroyed houses, school structures and cause a power outage on Monday afternoon. It happened at about 1pm."
