CEBU CITY, Philippines  – Cebuanos remain panic-gripped Tuesday, a day after the tsunami scare that sent thousands of students, office workers, vendors, and even businessmen running for their lives when rumors about rising sea levels started to circulate.

It was not a good sleep for Rolando Monsanto, 45, a resident of barangay Inayawan, as aftershocks continued to be felt Tuesday morning. Monsanto said he had to stay awake for his five kids and be vigilant about tsunami.

“This is really scary. I've seen how tsunami destroyed Japan,” said Monsanto, who was also among the thousands of Cebuanos who run for their lives Monday afternoon due to the malicious tsunami scare.

Monsanto had all the reasons to be scared as seismologists recorded more than 700 aftershocks since the 6.9 magnitude earthquake struck Negros and Cebu island before noon last Monday. Classes remained suspended in Cebu Tuesday.