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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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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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