DepEd deploys engineers to inspect quake-hit schools in Mindanao

One of the buildings at Notre Dame of Dadiangas University in General Santos City collapsed after a magnitude 7.0 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, president of Notre Dame of Dadiangas University)

ILOILO CITY — The Department of Education (DepEd) has deployed engineers to inspect school facilities damaged by the magnitude 7.8 earthquake that struck off Maasim, Sarangani on Monday morning, June 8.

In a statement, Education Secretary Sonny Angara said the agency immediately mobilized engineers in affected regions, particularly in DepEd Region XII, following directives from President Ferdinand Marcos Jr.

“We immediately mobilized our engineers in the affected regions, particularly in DepEd Regional Office XII, to inspect school facilities impacted by the earthquake,” Angara said.

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