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Read more about the article Glan residents say quake exposed gaps in preparedness
TILTED. Glan's "Golden" Municipal Hall leans noticeably following the magnitude 7.8 earthquake. The facility was previously abandoned after being declared unsafe from a magnitude 6.7 tremor in November 2023. An P82 million rehabilitation project was underway at 18.9 percent completion when the June 8 quake struck.(Photo by Renier Cornelio,Intern)/davaotoday.com

Glan residents say quake exposed gaps in preparedness

GLAN, Sarangani- Some residents in Glan said the magnitude 7.8 earthquake exposed gaps in disaster preparedness, with no medical rescue teams immediately reaching some communities as the temblor stopped.  John…

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Read more about the article For Glan mothers, quake damage brings fear and uncertainty
A resident sits outside her home in Barangay Burias. Marie Peralta, a mother of two who was identified as having an intellectual disability, said their house has leaned to one side after the left post collapsed. Despite the visible condition, the house has not been officially classified as either partially or totally damaged.(Photo by Ayannah Tomandao,Intern)davaotoday.com

For Glan mothers, quake damage brings fear and uncertainty

GLAN, Sarangani — When the ground stopped shaking after the magnitude 7.8 earthquake struck parts of Mindanao on June 8, another uncertainty began for thousands of families in Glan, Sarangani:…

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Read more about the article Davao Occidental sees roads cleared, aid tops P111 million after quake
Department of Public Works and Highways Region 11 spokesperson Dean Ortiz reports the successful clearing of all 18 landslides along the Malita-JAS-Glan road network during the Wednesday Media Forum on July 1. RENIER CORNELIO (Photo by Renier Cornelio,Intern)davaotoday,com

Davao Occidental sees roads cleared, aid tops P111 million after quake

DAVAO CITY, Philippines - Landslide-hit road networks in Davao Occidental are now cleared, while total humanitarian aid has topped P111 million nearly a month after the magnitude 7.8 earthquake that struck…

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Read more about the article Living through the aftermath  
HOMES BEYOND REPAIR. Homes sit amid rubble as the ground they stood on collapsed toward the roadside in Glan, Sarangani in this photo taken June 24, 2026. Seismic activity from the magnitude 7.8 earthquake left a row of structures destroyed and the slope too unstable for residents to return. (Photo by Renier Cornelio,Intern)/davaotoday.com

Living through the aftermath  

GLAN, Sarangani — Three weeks after the magnitude-7.8 earthquake struck Mindanao, Glan remains under a state of calamity as recovery efforts continue. The municipality continues to deal with structural damage,…

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