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Read more about the article Livelihoods shattered, trauma lingers in Gensan weeks after 7.8 quake
LOW SALES. Vendors at the General Santos Public Market earn less since the powerful quake struck on June 8. Their income has been cut in half as fewer customers get inside fearing the building might collapse should another tremor occurs. Photo taken June 29, 2026. (DAVAO TODAY Photo/Kath Cortez)

Livelihoods shattered, trauma lingers in Gensan weeks after 7.8 quake

GENERAL SANTOS, Philippines - On the morning of June 8, vendors prepared their stalls, tricycle drivers waited for passengers and children hurried to school as they did every day here.  At…

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Read more about the article Prayer, not drills: GenSan quake victims’ instinct 
MARKET. Kakanin vendor Nenita Coroña sits at her stall inside the General Santos City Public Market, where she remained during the June 8 magnitude 7.8 earthquake. Coroña said she stayed seated and prayed, believing the open market was safer than fleeing as the ground shook. Photo taken June 29, 2026. (DAVAO TODAY Photo/Shane Angela Banzon, UP Mindanao Intern

Prayer, not drills: GenSan quake victims’ instinct 

GENERAL SANTOS CITY, Philippines - General Santos residents still tremble from two consecutive quakes: a magnitude 7.8 on June 8 and a 6.5 on June 26.  Panic and trauma linger…

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Read more about the article Trauma, job uncertainty confront GenSan quake victims
CASH AID. Residents line up to receive cash assistance from the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) XII at Barangay Calumpang, General Santos City, on June 29, 2026. (DAVAO TODAY PHOTO/Reeham Taib, UP Mindanao Intern)

Trauma, job uncertainty confront GenSan quake victims

GENERAL SANTOS CITY, Philippines — After 7.8 and 6.6 magnitude earthquakes struck Sarangani, Davao Oriental and General Santos City, the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) XII began rolling…

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Read more about the article FRAGILE PLAY
FRAGILE PLAY. Children play under a makeshift trapal (tarpaulin) shelter along a roadside in Glan, Sarangani. A magnitude 4.8 tremor struck the area moments after the photo was taken June 24, 2026. (DAVAO TODAY Photo/Renier Cornelio, MSU Marawi Intern)

FRAGILE PLAY

FRAGILE PLAY. Children play under a makeshift trapal (tarpaulin) shelter along a roadside in Glan, Sarangani. A magnitude 4.8 tremor struck the area moments after the photo was taken June 24,…

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Read more about the article Across the Davao River, past the traffic
RIVER PORTS. Two boat houses, Rocel Cas 2 and RCFM 2, along the Davao River serve as boarding points for commuters in the SIR area. Residents have relied on the boats for years for faster, more convenient transportation. ( Photo by Dawn Maricar Bojos, UP Mindanao Intern)davaotoday.com

Across the Davao River, past the traffic

DAVAO CITY, Philippines — When traffic in the city slows to a crawl, some residents in riverside communities take a different route: they cross the Davao River by boat. For…

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