On 8 June 2026, a magnitude 7.8 earthquake struck offshore west of Maasim, Sarangani Province, causing widespread impacts across southern Philippines. According to the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (NDRRMC), as of 11 June, 378,618 people (85,663 families) have been affected, including 17,767 displaced families. Authorities have reported 47 fatalities, 688 injuries, and 31 missing persons. Immediate humanitarian needs include shelter, food, potable water, WASH services, and medical assistance.
The earthquake has damaged critical infrastructure and disrupted access across affected areas. Two municipalities continue to experience partial to total power interruptions, while communications remain largely operational. General Santos City International Airport remains closed to commercial flights and is currently limited to government, military, and humanitarian operations. A total of 28 roads and bridges have been affected, although seaport operations remain functional.
Coordinating Private Sector Response
The Philippine Disaster Resilience Foundation (PDRF), the CBI Member Network in the Philippines, activated its Emergency Operations Center under BLUE ALERT (Ongoing Disaster) status immediately following the earthquake and deployed a field team to support assessments and coordination efforts.
PDRF continues to work closely with the Office of Civil Defense (OCD), government agencies, humanitarian partners, and the private sector to identify priority needs and facilitate response efforts. The deployment team has also engaged with the World Food Programme (WFP) to assess available logistics and warehousing capacities in General Santos City.
Private Sector Response
Private sector partners have mobilized a broad range of support to complement government-led response efforts. Through its FoodAID programme, the Jollibee Group Foundation has pre-positioned food assistance in Southern Mindanao and is prepared to mobilize up to 30,000 hot meals for affected families. McDonald’s Kindness Kitchen is mobilizing 10,000 meals for frontline responders and affected communities, including allocations for General Santos City. PhilSeven Foundation has delivered drinking water to affected communities and is providing meals for responders and volunteers involved in relief operations.
Support for water and essential services has also been provided by Manila Water Foundation and Maynilad Water Services, while Globe and PLDT-Smart have supported connectivity needs to help communities stay connected during the response. One Meralco Foundation, LINA Group, Ayala Foundation, the Philippine Humanitarian Coalition, and Land Bank of the Philippines have also contributed relief items, logistics support, and financial assistance to affected communities.
In parallel, private sector partners have placed additional resources on standby for deployment, including water filtration systems, logistics support, cargo transport, power stations, drones and satellite mapping, search and rescue capabilities, relief items, and monetary assistance. PDRF continues to consolidate information on available assets and response activities to strengthen coordination and ensure support reaches affected communities efficiently.
PDRF is actively consolidating information on private sector contributions and available response assets, including logistics support, relief supplies, water treatment equipment, telecommunications services, and other capacities that can be mobilized as needs evolve.
How to help?
Organizations supporting the response are encouraged to share information on their activities and available resources with the PDRF Partnerships Team to support coordination and response tracking. Please scan the QR code below to submit details of your response efforts and standby assets
For further information on how to help and coordinate directly with local actors, please visit www.pdrf.org/how-you-can-help/donate/ or contact the PDRF emergency operations center at opscenter@pdrf.org.ph and/or connect with Sadhana Mohan at sadhana.mohan@un.org.
Note: This emergency is on-going, and as such, this page is subject to frequent updates.Â