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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 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 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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Read more about the article Where Glan’s fisherfolk stand their ground
CHASE THE CATCH. Three fishermen push their boat toward the water along the shores of Barangay Cablalan, Glan, Sarangani, where coastal communities continue to adapt after the June 8 earthquake reshaped parts of the coastline through coastal uplift. Despite reduced catches and altered fishing grounds, many fisherfolk return to sea each day, hoping to sustain their families amid an uncertain recovery. (Wendyl Geronimo/davaotoday.com)

Where Glan’s fisherfolk stand their ground

GLAN, Sarangani - When the sea retreated, so did the certainty that had sustained generations of fisherfolk in the coastal villages of Glan, Sarangani. For families whose lives begin before…

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