Filipino families are accustomed to preparing when heavy rains arrive. Emergency supplies are checked, phones and power banks are charged, and plans are made for disruptions before conditions worsen.
Families who lost loved ones in the powerful magnitude 7.8 earthquake that struck the southern coast of Mindanao are being offered free funeral and deathcare services from St. Peter Life Plan and Chapels as relief efforts expand across affected communities in SOCCSKSARGEN.