NEW : Death toll rises to almost 300 ; More than 20 people injured . 144 people are missing . The quake was centered near a town in Philippines province . It hit on a national holiday in the Bohol .
NEW : Death toll rises to 144 ; almost 300 people injured . More than 20 people are missing . The quake was centered near a town in Bohol province . It hit on a national holiday in the Philippines .