Exposed corals are seen dying after the “coastal uplift” in Barangay Pangyan in Glan, Sarangani Province following the magnitude 7.8 earthquake last June 8, 2026. PHIVOLCS reported that the phenomenon, which raised the seafloor by about two meters and caused the retreat of the shoreline by 200 meters, is normal during strong earthquakes. MindaNews photo by FERDINANDH CABRERA