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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 Vendors wary of P2.3B Gensan market plan via PPP
LOOMING DISPLACEMENT. Rows of fresh fish are laid out for sale as a vendor prepares to start the day at the General Santos Public Market. Once, redevelopment is completed, vendors face uncertainty about their future: Will they be displaced or prioritized?Photo taken June 29, 2026. (DAVAO TODAY Photo/Reeham Taib, UP Mindanao Intern)

Vendors wary of P2.3B Gensan market plan via PPP

GENERAL SANTOS CITY, Philippines - For 40 years, Editha Payas has watched the tides of General Santos City's public market rise and fall from her fish stall, a place she…

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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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