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A magnitude 7.8 earthquake struck off the coast of Sarangani province in southern Mindanao on June 8, 2026, killing at least 32 people, injuring over 200, and triggering tsunami waves up to 1.4 meters along nearby coastlines before warnings were lifted by mid-afternoon. The quake — the strongest to hit the Philippines since 1990 — collapsed buildings in General Santos City, buried villagers under a landslide in Glan, and exposed persistent gaps in building code enforcement and last-mile disaster warning systems across Mindanao's most vulnerable communities.