Two people on the plane were believed to have been New Zealanders, Philippines media are reporting.
A Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade spokesperson said they were responding to reports of New Zealanders being involved in a plane crash in teh Philippine, but could not confirm any further information due to privacy reasons.
The light plane crashed into a resort compound in Pansol village in Laguna province near the foothills of Mount Makiling.
Police and rescuers retrieved nine bodies from the wreckage, police said.