ZAMBOANGA, Philippines (AP) - High waves whipped by monsoon winds struck at least three southern Philippine towns, destroying huts and leaving more than 5,000 people homeless, police said Tuesday. Police said there were reports of some injuries but no deaths Saturday after waves more than 10 feet high struck the towns of Matata, Sapa-Sapa and Simunol in the southernmost province of Tawi Tawi, 650 miles south of Manila. Many villagers escaped possible death after fishermen warned coastal residents to evacuate, said Police Chief Damming Unga. More than 300 wooden houses built on stilts were destroyed in Matata, displacing nearly 3,800 people, Unga said. About 150 houses were destroyed in the island towns of Sapa-Sapa and Simunol, displacing about 1,450 people.