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SWEET TRADITIONS. A street vendor prepares taho, a traditional Filipino snack made of warm, silken tofu, arbinal (brown sugar syrup), and sago pearls, for a young customer outside Plaza General Santos. (Photo by Reeham Taib, UP Mindanao Intern)

SWEET TRADITIONS

SWEET TRADITIONS. A street vendor prepares taho, a traditional Filipino snack made of warm, silken tofu, arbinal (brown sugar syrup), and sago pearls, for a young customer outside Plaza General Santos. (Photo by…

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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 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 OCD verifies 19 deaths, 7 missing as destructive quake jolts Mindanao
Utility workers worked overtime to restore electricity in General Santos city which was knocked down after Monday's magnitude 7 earthquake. In the background is the Jollibee fast food center that collapsed during the quake. Photo by : Wilter Saldaña

OCD verifies 19 deaths, 7 missing as destructive quake jolts Mindanao

DAVAO CITY, Philippines - The Office of Civil Defense (OCD) is verifying reports of 19 deaths and seven missing persons following a magnitude 7.8 earthquake that struck Southern Mindanao in…

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