MANILA, Philippines – The magnitude 7.8 earthquake that struck off Sarangani on June 8 continues to leave a trail of destruction across parts of Mindanao, with rescue, retrieval, and relief operations ongoing in the hardest-hit areas.
Authorities are still validating numbers of casualties and assessing damage to homes, schools, roads, and other infrastructure.
As aftershocks persist and thousands of residents remain displaced, government agencies, local governments, and humanitarian groups are working to provide assistance to affected communities. Below are the latest developments gathered and monitored on the ground by Inquirer team:
• The National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (NDRRMC) reported 47 deaths, 688 injured, and 31 individuals still missing following the earthquake. Most fatalities were recorded in Soccsksargen and the Davao Region.
• Over 75,000 families across Mindanao were affected.
• Residents continue to stay in evacuation centers as relief operations and damage assessments proceed in affected provinces.
• Government data showed widespread destruction to residential structures, with many homes sustaining either partial or total damage, prompting residents to stay and sleep outside their homes.
• Rescue teams remain deployed in areas where collapsed buildings and landslides were reported, particularly in parts of General Santos City and Sarangani.
• Phivolcs has warned residents to remain vigilant as aftershocks continue to be recorded following the powerful quake.
• President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. visited General Santos City to personally assess the damage caused by the massive quake.
• Vice President Sara Duterte visited earthquake-stricken communities in Sarangani province and General Santos where she met with victims.
• Classes in hard-hit areas remain suspended.
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June 11 , 2026 – 07:34 PM
PNP offered its assistance to local government units to set up tent cities for individuals affected by the magnitude 7.8 earthquake.
June 11 , 2026 – 06:41 PM
FIBECO line workers were deployed to earthquake-hit areas in General Santos City to help restore electricity.
June 11 , 2026 – 06:27 PM
OPAPRU announced on Thursday the activation of its Crisis Response Teams for deployment to earthquake-affected areas in Mindanao.
June 11 , 2026 – 06:19 PM
More than 100 members of the House have joined a relief drive led by Speaker Faustino G. Dy III for earthquake-stricken Mindanao.
June 11 , 2026 – 05:52 PM
Rescue teams recovered the remains of the last reported missing earthquake victim from a collapsed supermarket in General Santos City on Wednesday night.
June 11 , 2026 – 05:48 PM
Globe has restored connectivity to 31 of the 32 municipalities that experienced network disruptions after the strong Mindanao earthquake.
June 11 , 2026 – 05:11 PM
PCSO mobilized on Thursday large-scale relief assistance, including patient transport vehicle, to earthquake-stricken Southern Mindanao.
June 11 , 2026 – 04:51 PM
For the first time since he was elected as Senate President Pro Tempore, Sherwin Gatchalian publicly met with Speaker Faustino “Bojie” Dy III.
June 11 , 2026 – 04:36 PM
The House will shoulder the medical expenses of those injured during the Mindanao earthquake and provide reconstruction aid.
June 11 , 2026 – 04:29 PM
The Department of Transportation (DOTr) on Thursday announced that bus trips going to Davao International Airport are now available
June 11 , 2026 – 03:37 PM
Lead public prosecutor and Batangas Rep. Gerville Luistro echoed Diokno’s statements, saying that the prosecutors themselves…
June 11 , 2026 – 02:42 PM
Senate President Pro Tempore Win Gatchalian, with Sens. Erwin Tulfo, JV Ejercito, and Migz Zubiri, visit quake-hit communities in Sarangani
June 11 , 2026 – 02:35 PM
Around 4,000 quake-affected workers and residents got P5,000 cash aid in General Santos City from the Department of Social Welfare and Development.
June 11 , 2026 – 12:18 PM
The Department of Education (DepEd) reported that 1,378 public schools across six regions sustained facility damages following the June 8 Mindanao earthquake.
June 11 , 2026 – 11:59 AM
A quiet but worsening humanitarian crisis has unfolded across Sarangani, where isolated towns sought food and water after the powerful quake.
June 11 , 2026 – 11:36 AM
As a magnitude 7.8 earthquake in Mindanao damaged schools set to welcome thousands of students at the opening of the school year, a data scientist pointed out how infrastructure risk systematically affects education.
June 11 , 2026 – 11:10 AM
A total of 3,019 aftershocks have so far been recorded in the wake of the magnitude 7.8 earthquake that shook southern Mindanao
June 11 , 2026 – 11:09 AM
A magnitude 5.5 earthquake struck off Davao Occidental Thursday morning, the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology said.
June 11 , 2026 – 10:22 AM
The Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines (Caap) on Thursday extended its Notice to Airmen (Notam) for General Santos Airport.
June 11 , 2026 – 09:53 AM
The number of reported deaths due to the magnitude 7.8 earthquake that rocked southern Mindanao on Monday climbed from 45 to 47.
June 11 , 2026 – 05:32 AM
VP Sara Duterte has visited Malapatan in Sarangani province and General Santos City, areas hit hard by a magnitude-7.8 earthquake.
June 11 , 2026 – 05:30 AM
The business community in GenSan on Wednesday called for the swift restoration of electricity and rehabilitation of the highways.
June 11 , 2026 – 12:50 AM
The timing of the M7.8 earthquake that struck off Maasim, Sarangani in Mindanao at 7:37 a.m. on June 8 may have helped limit the death toll.
June 11 , 2026 – 05:06 AM
ACT has urged the government to conduct a nationwide audit of school infra and the immediate demolition of school buildings rendered unsafe.
