International Medical Corps is providing essential supplies, supporting health facilities and continuing to assess urgent needs in hard-hit Sarangani province.
Written by Elizabeth Austin Levoy, Senior Communications Specialist
Photos by Erwin Nacuray, Kent Alfeche
First published June 29, 2026 by International Medical Corps
A powerful 7.8-magnitude earthquake struck the Mindanao region in the southern Philippines on June 8, damaging infrastructure, disrupting essential services and forcing thousands of families from their homes. The quake was immediately followed by a series of powerful aftershocks, triggering tsunami warnings that prompted coastal evacuations across nine provinces.
International Medical Corps’ in-country staff responded within 24 hours, deploying an emergency response team to Sarangani province—one of the hardest-hit areas—to support critical health facilities and affected communities. In addition to delivering essential medicines, medical supplies, fuel and generator sets to ensure that health facilities can continue operating, our team also is providing food packs and hygiene kits to communities in need.
“Our priority is to ensure that communities affected by the earthquake continue to have access to lifesaving health services,” says Erwin Nacuray, Country Director for International Medical Corps in the Philippines. “We are working closely with local authorities and local partners to provide critical support to those most affected by the devastating earthquake.”
Below are some photos from our response across Glan and Maasim, two municipalities in Sarangani province. We also have delivered medical supplies to a health facility on Balut Island.
In Glan municipality, with electricity completely cut off by the earthquake, Sarangani Provincial Hospital has been relying on a generator for power. International Medical Corps donated an additional generator, as well as fuel, to help keep the hospital operational until electricity is restored.
International Medical Corps distributed 200 food packs in Glan, benefiting approximately 820 people and providing enough food per family for approximately eight to 10 days.
We also provided hygiene kits to 200 households in Maasim that experienced compound disasters, as their area was hit by floods five days after the earthquake. These kits—which include essential items such as handwashing soap, laundry detergent, water containers and feminine hygiene products—will meet each family’s needs for approximately one month.
International Medical Corps has been active in the Philippines since 2013. Since then, we have responded to several major disasters that have hit the country, including Cyclone Wipha and Typhoon Gaemi. Learn more about our work in the Philippines.
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