CEBU CITY, Philippines — The Cebu Provincial Board on Monday, June 8, approved a resolution authorizing Governor Pamela Baricuatro to release P10 million in financial assistance to General Santos City following the magnitude 7.8 earthquake that struck Mindanao earlier in the day. Approved during the Sangguniang Panlalawigan’s 17th regular session, the measure aims to provide

COTABATO CITY – A landslide, triggered by the magnitude 7.8 earthquake that struck parts of Mindanao at 7:37 Monday morning, destroyed portions of the South Cotabato Highway, leading the Tboli local government to order its total closure. In an advisory, the Tboli LGU said the highway from Barangay Tbolok towards General Santos City was impassable

MANILA, Philippines (AP) — An offshore magnitude 7.8 earthquake rocked Mindanao, the southern island group in the Philippines Monday, leaving at least 12 people dead, injuring more than 200 others mostly in damaged buildings and sparking a 1-meter (3-foot) tsunami along nearby coasts, officials said. The Pacific Tsunami Warning Center said the threat of a

The elementary school building of the Notre Dame of Dadiangas University in General Santos City collapsed after a magnitude 7.8 earthquake struck Mindanao on Monday, June 8, 2026. The powerful tremor prompted evacuations and damage assessments across several areas in southern Mindanao. (Photo courtesy of  Br. Manuel de Leon, Notre Dame of Dadiangas University president)

MANILA, Philippines — Malacañang on Monday commended the Bureau of Customs (BOC) for surpassing its collection targets and generating more than P400 billion in revenues during the first five months of the year. Palace press officer Claire Castro said the BOC, under the leadership of Commissioner Ariel Nepomuceno, collected P406.365 billion from January to May, exceeding by

MANILA, Philippines — An estimated 6,224 schools across five regions in Mindanao were exposed to the magnitude 7.8 earthquake and aftershocks that hit Sarangani province on Monday morning, affecting over 3.2 million learners and 128,000 teachers and personnel, according to the Department of Education (DepEd). READ: Phivolcs: Tsunami warning out after offshore M7 earthquake in

COTABATO CITY – The local government of Tboli in South Cotabato has ordered the total closure of a stretch of the highway where a landslide occurred following the magnitude 7.8 earthquake that struck at 7:37 Monday morning, destroying portions of the concrete road. In an advisory, the Tboli LGU said the highway from Barangay Tbolok