\n**General Santos City** (the tuna capital and a major commercial hub with over 700,000 residents) was among the hardest-hit areas, experiencing **PEIS VII (Destructive)** shaking.<\/p>\n
Several buildings collapsed or sustained severe damage, including:
\n– A commercial structure housing a Jollibee fast-food outlet and other businesses.
\n– Parts of Notre Dame of Dadiangas University.
\n– A shopping mall section.
\n– A warehouse (with reported fatalities).
\n– Other low-rise commercial buildings and infrastructure.<\/p>\n
Debris crushed vehicles in some areas, power outages occurred, and key infrastructure (roads, bridges, transmission lines) was damaged. The General Santos International Airport temporarily suspended operations but later reopened for government, military, and humanitarian flights. A state of calamity was declared in the city. Property damage in General Santos alone was estimated at around \u20b11 billion (roughly US$20 million).<\/p>\n
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Casualties and Broader Impact<\/strong> – Deaths: Reports range from at least 19 (NDRRMC\/OCD as of mid-afternoon reports, with most in SOCCSKSARGEN region) to around 32\u201335 in some international and aggregated accounts (including landslide victims in Sarangani, such as 14 in Glan). Breakdowns mention significant numbers in General Santos (around 7\u201311) and Sarangani. Other areas in Mindanao (South Cotabato, Davao Occidental, etc.) also reported deaths, injuries, and damage from shaking, landslides, and ground effects. Minor tsunami waves (up to ~1\u20131.5 meters in places like Kiamba and Maasim in Sarangani) were recorded, with some coastal damage. Tsunami warnings were issued for multiple provinces and neighboring countries but were later lifted as the threat receded.<\/p>\n Aftershocks and Response<\/strong> Response efforts are ongoing:<\/strong> Note: This is a rapidly developing situation. Casualty and damage figures are expected to change as assessments continue. For the latest official updates, check sources like **PHIVOLCS**, **NDRRMC**, or reputable Philippine news outlets (Rappler, Inquirer, etc.).<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" A powerful 7.8-magnitude earthquake struck offshore Sarangani province in Mindanao, Philippines, on Monday, June 8, 2026, at 7:37 AM Philippine Standard Time (PST). The epicenter was located approximately 32 km west of Maasim, Sarangani (or roughly 8\u201326 km southwest\/west-southwest of General Santos City), at a depth of about 33 km according to PHIVOLCS (USGS reported…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2},"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[19],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-8472","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-must-read"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/novus2.com\/righteouscause\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8472","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/novus2.com\/righteouscause\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/novus2.com\/righteouscause\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/novus2.com\/righteouscause\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/novus2.com\/righteouscause\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=8472"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/novus2.com\/righteouscause\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8472\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":8474,"href":"https:\/\/novus2.com\/righteouscause\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8472\/revisions\/8474"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/novus2.com\/righteouscause\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=8472"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/novus2.com\/righteouscause\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=8472"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/novus2.com\/righteouscause\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=8472"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
\nCasualty figures are **preliminary** and still being validated by authorities (NDRRMC\/Office of Civil Defense):<\/p>\n
\n– Injuries: Over 130\u2013200+ reported (e.g., 134 in one NDRRMC update).
\n– Missing: Around 7\u201312 people (some reports of students trapped in a school in General Santos).<\/p>\n![\"Philippines](\"https:\/\/www.usatoday.com\/gcdn\/authoring\/authoring-images\/2026\/06\/08\/USAT\/90457098007-2279841382.jpg?width=700&height=467&fit=crop&format=pjpg&auto=webp\")
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\nDozens to over 180 aftershocks have been recorded, including strong ones up to **M6.7** (or M6.5 in some reports). Residents are advised to prepare for more aftershocks, which could continue for days or weeks.<\/p>\n![\"Philippines](\"https:\/\/www.usatoday.com\/gcdn\/authoring\/authoring-images\/2026\/06\/08\/USAT\/90457107007-2279866617.jpg?width=700&height=467&fit=crop&format=pjpg&auto=webp\")
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\n– Search-and-rescue operations by the Bureau of Fire Protection, military, and local teams.
\n– Relief and evacuation support from DSWD and other agencies.
\n– President Marcos directed national agencies to assist.
\n– Classes and work were suspended in affected areas.
\n– International expressions of sympathy and offers of support have come in.<\/p>\n