Fast-food giant Jollibee has issued a public advisory confirming that all of its team members in General Santos City are safe and accounted for, hours after a magnitude 7.8 earthquake struck off Sarangani province in southern Mindanao on Monday, June 8, 2026.
In a statement posted on its official channels, the company said the safety of its customers and store team members “remain our highest priority,” and that it had received no reports of injuries at its stores in the affected areas. Jollibee added that it continues to closely monitor the situation and coordinate with the proper authorities to verify all information, and expressed solidarity with the affected communities.
The advisory comes against the backdrop of widely circulated footage of a Jollibee outlet collapsing in General Santos City during the quake. According to RNZ, videos verified by Agence France-Presse showed a shopping centre housing a Jollibee restaurant reduced to rubble, while CNN reported that no injuries were reported in that incident. The company’s statement did not directly reference the collapsed branch.
The earthquake struck at 7:37 a.m. Philippine Standard Time, with the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (PHIVOLCS) placing its epicentre offshore, 32 kilometres west of Maasim, Sarangani, at a depth of 33 kilometres. PHIVOLCS recorded a maximum intensity of VII (Destructive) in General Santos City and initially measured the tremor at magnitude 7.0 before revising it upward to 7.8.
The National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (NDRRMC) reported that at least 19 people were killed, with 16 deaths recorded in Soccsksargen and three in the Davao Region, cautioning that the figures remain based on initial reports still being verified. The Philippine Daily Inquirer reported that more than 100 others were injured, while authorities said tsunami waves of around one metre were recorded along the coasts of Kiamba and Maasim in Sarangani and Kalamansig in Sultan Kudarat.
President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. ordered a swift government response and urged residents in coastal areas to evacuate, saying, per the Inquirer, “Move to higher ground now. Do not wait.” Classes and government work were suspended across affected areas, and General Santos Airport was temporarily closed before reopening for government, military, and humanitarian flights.
