Above: Police gather in front of a collapsed Jollibee fast food restaurant after a 7.8-magnitude earthquake in General Santos City on June 8, 2026.Image credit: Edwin Espejo/AFP/Getty Images
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This earthquake highlights the Philippines' extreme vulnerability to natural disasters. The dangerous Philippine Trench continues to threaten millions of lives.
Government agencies responded swiftly to the earthquake with comprehensive emergency protocols already in motion. The system worked exactly as designed to protect lives.
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