Some patients have remained outside Dr. Jorge P. Royeca Hospital in General Santos City, since Monday, June 8, 2026, following the magnitude 7.8 earthquake, fearing aftershocks and further seismic activity. Photos by Marc Cosep/CDN Digital
GENERAL SANTOS CITY, Philippines — Fear now drives thousands of General Santos City residents to spend their nights outdoors after Monday’s powerful magnitude 7.8 earthquake left homes damaged, buildings collapsed, and aftershocks rattling communities across southern Mindanao.
While authorities continue search-and-rescue operations for four missing individuals trapped in two collapsed establishments, many survivors have chosen to stay in open spaces, evacuation sites, and temporary shelters rather than return to structures they no longer trust and, for some, no longer have.
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