The 7.8 earthquake that struck near Sarangani, Mindanao is a currently developing story with the quake striking at 7:32 AM PhST yesterday killing at least 40 as of the latest count (the death toll still rising as more people are found and with aftershocks in the next few weeks), displacing at least 20,000 people, and destroying a lot of infrastructure from homes to public spaces to private businesses and even schools. It's a little difficult for me to find information if there's any NGO or community-run/citizen-run relief drives at the moment and especially since I don't use X/Twitter or Instagram but I do want to share some here. If anyone has any information or links that would directly help the people affected by the recent earthquake, feel free to share them here as I'm also trying to look around other places like Facebook even with how terrible its search function is.
From what I've found so far, I'm reposting some images from GCash's Facebook page regarding various large groups and companies that had given different QR codes that people could donate to with Angat Buhay being a well-known NGO that did quick response during last year's typhoon barrage and PDRF being a group that's specifically geared towards disaster response:
Here's also some posts from student organizations that I'm copying over from Facebook. This one is a post from Notre Dame of Marbel University Peacebuilder's page calling for donations:
From the post:
๐๐ข๐ก๐๐ง๐๐ข๐ก ๐๐ฅ๐๐ฉ๐ ๐๐ข๐ฅ ๐ฆ๐๐ฅ๐๐ก๐๐๐ก๐ ๐๐๐ฅ๐ง๐๐ค๐จ๐๐๐ ๐ฉ๐๐๐ง๐๐ ๐ฆ โค๏ธโ๐ฉน Mindanao was struck by a 7.8-magnitude earthquake on June 8, 2026, causing significant damage, particularly in Sarangani Province. Numerous infrastructures were destroyed or severely damaged, and many families are now in urgent need of assistance as they recover from the devastating effects of the disaster. In response, the ๐๐ฟ๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ช๐๐ก๐๐๐ง๐จ ๐๐ง๐๐๐ฃ๐๐ฏ๐๐ฉ๐๐ค๐ฃ (PBO), ๐๐ฟ๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ก๐๐ฅ๐ฅ๐๐ฃ๐ ๐๐ค๐๐๐๐ฉ๐ฎ ๐ค๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ก ๐๐๐๐๐ฃ๐ค๐ก๐ค๐๐ฎ ๐๐ฉ๐ช๐๐๐ฃ๐ฉ๐จ (PHISMETS), and ๐๐ฟ๐๐ ๐๐ช๐จ๐ก๐๐ข ๐๐ฉ๐ช๐๐๐ฃ๐ฉ๐จ ๐๐ง๐๐๐ฃ๐๐ฏ๐๐ฉ๐๐ค๐ฃ (MSO) are launching a collaborative donation drive for the affected communities in Sarangani Province. If you wish to extend your help, ๐ฑ๐ผ๐ป๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป ๐ฏ๐ผ๐ ๐ฒ๐ ๐๐ถ๐น๐น ๐ฏ๐ฒ ๐ฎ๐๐ฎ๐ถ๐น๐ฎ๐ฏ๐น๐ฒ ๐ฎ๐ ๐ฎ๐น๐น ๐ก๐๐ ๐จ ๐๐ฎ๐๐ฒ๐ from June 10โ13, 2026. Any amount or kind of donation will be greatly appreciated and can make a meaningful difference in the lives of those affected. For those who are unable to donate in person, a ๐๐๐ฎ๐๐ต ๐ฎ๐ฐ๐ฐ๐ผ๐๐ป๐ ๐๐ถ๐น๐น ๐ฎ๐น๐๐ผ ๐ฏ๐ฒ ๐ฎ๐๐ฎ๐ถ๐น๐ฎ๐ฏ๐น๐ฒ ๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ ๐บ๐ผ๐ป๐ฒ๐๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ ๐ฐ๐ผ๐ป๐๐ฟ๐ถ๐ฏ๐๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป๐ until June 13, 2026. Rest assured that all donations will be directed to the victims and their families through proper channels. ๐ก๐ผ๐ป-๐ ๐ผ๐ป๐ฒ๐๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ ๐๐ผ๐ป๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป๐: Clothes Canned goods Easy-to-cook food items Rice Bottled water Hygiene kits ๐๐น๐น ๐บ๐ผ๐ป๐ฒ๐๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ ๐ฑ๐ผ๐ป๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป๐ ๐๐ถ๐น๐น ๐ฏ๐ฒ ๐ฑ๐ถ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฐ๐๐น๐ ๐๐๐ฟ๐ป๐ฒ๐ฑ ๐ผ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ ๐๐ผ ๐ฅ๐ผ๐๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฎ๐ฐ๐ ๐๐ผ๐ฟ๐ผ๐ป๐ฎ๐ฑ๐ฎ๐น on June 14, 2026, for the purchase of essential items needed by the earthquake victims. To ensure transparency and accountability, a liquidation report will be released, showing that all funds collected through this donation drive have been fully endorsed to Rotaract Koronadal for the relief effort. Together, let us bring hope, compassion, and support to our fellow MindanaOnes during this difficult time. ๐ค
Another post from the Supreme Student Council of Mindanao Statue University - GenSan's page calling for donations:
From the post:
๐๐๐๐๐๐, ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ | ๐๐๐๐ ๐ ๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ The Supreme Student Council calls on the MSU-Gensan community and the public to extend help to those affected by the devastating 7.8-magnitude earthquake that struck some regions and cities in Mindanao. The disaster has caused significant damage to homes, buildings, and establishments across the city, leaving many families displaced and in urgent need of assistance. Reports have also confirmed casualties, missing individuals, and numerous injured residents who continue to require support and care. ๐GoTyme Bank Account Number: 0118011257134 Name: Kyle Neo Inocelda ๐GCash Account Number: 09519228778 Name: Arjan Vhin Alejo ๐UnionBank Account Number: 1093 56916799 Name: Ramzel Ivan Hugh Getubig Delloro ๐For those who wish to donate in kind, donations may be dropped off at the ๐ฆ๐๐ฝ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐บ๐ฒ ๐ฆ๐๐๐ฑ๐ฒ๐ป๐ ๐๐ผ๐๐ป๐ฐ๐ถ๐น ๐ข๐ณ๐ณ๐ถ๐ฐ๐ฒ, ๐ ๐ถ๐ป๐ฑ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฎ๐ผ ๐ฆ๐๐ฎ๐๐ฒ ๐จ๐ป๐ถ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐๐ถ๐๐โ๐๐ฒ๐ป๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ฎ๐น ๐ฆ๐ฎ๐ป๐๐ผ๐. Together, let us stand in solidarity with our fellow Mindanawons. Your generosity, no matter the amount, can bring hope, relief, and strength to those who need it most. ๐ง๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฎ, ๐บ๐ฎ๐ด-๐๐ฏ๐ฎ๐ป ๐๐ฎ. ๐๐ฎ๐ป๐ด๐ผ๐ป, ๐ ๐ถ๐ป๐ฑ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฎ๐ผ.
I apologize for not being able to make image descriptions for all of these right now since I'm currently dealing with some bad eyestrain these past few days. If anyone wants to write them, I'll try to add them in on the alt text of the corresponding images.
As always, if you're part of an institution like a school or a company, they might also have or will have programs that would focus specifically on assisting the victims of the earthquake so keep an eye out for those programs and you could go through those channels to help if you find it reputable and feel free to add them in the reblogs of this post as well to make things easier for those that would want to help.
Stay safe, everyone!
Edit for Additional Information: @actualbird had added in the reblogs that people from overseas can help out through Angat Buhay as they accept international bank payments as well! Here's a link to their website where you can find more information to help as well as channels to donate from overseas and below are attached pictures that @/actualbird had added in his reblog:
Thank you for all the people who had been so kind enough to donate as well as those who had shared this post for reach! Any little bit of help goes a long way.
