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DRYING. Flood-damaged furniture and other items sit outside homes in NHA Bangkal, Davao City, Philippines, on July 24, after flooding submerged the area. Photo taken July 28, 2026. (DAVAO TODAY Photo/Marianne Guinoo, Contributor)

Flood devastates Davao homes despite billions in control projects

DAVAO CITY, Philippines — When floodwaters breached the doorways of Purok 4-B on July 24, Luzminda Labor watched her family's livelihood disappear into the surge.  Her appliances sank beneath murky water,…

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Read more about the article 12 dead as monsoon rains trigger landslides, flood across Mindanao
FLOOD RESPONSE. Provincial Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Office (PDRRMO) personnel assist residents transporting belongings across floodwaters from southwest monsoon rains enhanced by Tropical Storm Inday. Response teams continue evacuation and rescue operations in affected areas. (PDRRMO Photo/Maguindanao del Norte)

12 dead as monsoon rains trigger landslides, flood across Mindanao

DAVAO CITY, Philippines — Just barely recovering a month after a magnitude 7.8 earthquake struck Sarangani province in Mindanao, the death toll from a landslide that hit Sitio Pandao, Barangay Poblacion,…

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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 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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