Hope fuels Mindanao folk to rebuild lives after quake

GENERAL SANTOS CITY, Philippines — A month after a magnitude 7.8 earthquake devastated parts of southern Mindanao on June 8, residents are slowly rebuilding their lives, holding on to hope amid the massive losses and trauma.

The scars left by the powerful quake remain visible across Soccsksargen (South Cotabato, Cotabato, Sultan Kudarat, Sarangani and General ...