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Jervis Manahan

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<div><br/></div><p>GENERAL SANTOS CITY — The Office of the Vice President has deployed its Kalusugan Food Truck to support ongoing search, rescue, and retrieval operations following the magnitude 7.8 earthquake that struck parts of southern Mindanao on Monday.</p><p>The truck will provide hot meals to frontliners working in the disaster response effort.</p><p>The food truck is currently stationed near a collapsed building in Barangay Calumpang, General Santos City.</p><p>Several buildings collapsed or were heavily damaged due to the quake that has <a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/news/nation/2026/6/9/mindanao-quake-death-toll-rises-to-37-0721">left at least 37 dead</a> as of Tuesday morning. </p><div><a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/news/regions/2026/6/9/drone-footage-shows-destruction-in-southern-philippines-after-7-8-quake-1139">DRONE VIDEO: Destruction in Mindanao after 7.8 quake </a></div><p>Some 150 frontliners—including responders, rescuers, medical personnel, and support staff from various agencies—are currently deployed in the area.</p><p>“The Office of the Vice President recognizes the dedication and sacrifice of our frontliners who continue to serve under difficult and hazardous conditions,” the OVP said.</p><p>The deployment forms part of the OVP’s disaster response efforts being coordinated through the Disaster Operations Center and implemented by its Southern Mindanao Satellite Office in close coordination with local government units, emergency response teams, and partner agencies.</p><p>The OVP continues to closely monitor developments on the ground and remains ready to augment ongoing humanitarian assistance, relief, and recovery efforts for communities affected by the earthquake.</p><div><a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/news/nation/2026/6/9/cbcp-to-extend-emergency-relief-to-mindanao-quake-victims-1308">CBCP to extend emergency relief to Mindanao quake victims </a><br/><a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/calamity-hub">Calamity Hub: News and Updates for Weather and Natural Disasters</a></div><div><span class="fr-video fr-deletable fr-fvc fr-dvb fr-draggable" contenteditable="false" draggable="true"><iframe width="640" height="360" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/wEKUK3zGkM0?&amp;pp=0gcJCTkLAYcqIYzv&amp;wmode=opaque&amp;rel=0" frameBorder="0" allowfullscreen="" class="fr-draggable"></iframe></span><span class="fr-video fr-deletable fr-fvc fr-dvb fr-draggable" contenteditable="false" draggable="true"><iframe width="640" height="360" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/5IcRclZBk6o?&amp;wmode=opaque&amp;rel=0" frameBorder="0" allowfullscreen="" class="fr-draggable"></iframe></span><span class="fr-video fr-deletable fr-fvc fr-dvb fr-draggable" contenteditable="false" draggable="true"><iframe width="640" height="360" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/MAKkIr29f-U?&amp;wmode=opaque&amp;rel=0" frameBorder="0" allowfullscreen="" class="fr-draggable"></iframe></span><br/></div>

<p>The Office of the Vice President has deployed its Kalusugan Food Truck to support ongoing search, rescue, and retrieval operations following the magnitude 7.8 earthquake that struck parts of southern Mindanao on Monday.</p>

The Office of the Vice President has deployed its Kalusugan Food Truck to support ongoing search, rescue, and retrieval operations following the magnitude 7.8 earthquake that struck parts of southern Mindanao on Monday.

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OVP deploys food truck for quake frontliners in General Santos

Jervis Manahan,

ABS-CBN News

Published June 09, 2026 02:17 PM PHT

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