How Cebu coped with back-to-back disasters in 2025

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From a magnitude 6.9 earthquake to Typhoon Tino, here’s how Cebuanos dealt with the aftermath

CEBU, Philippines – At late evening on September 30, 2025, Cebuanos found themselves shaken by a strong magnitude 6.9 earthquake that struck Bogo City. Along with nearby towns in the north, Bogo suffered from dozens of deaths, severe damage to housing and infrastructure, and aftershocks that have lasted for months.

To make matters worse, just around a month later on November 4, Typhoon Tino (Kalmaegi) wreaked havoc in the Visayas, causing widespread flooding especially in Cebu.

2025 has been a traumatic year for Cebuanos as it reeled from disasters that happened back to back. Here are some stories from people who dealt with the aftermath.

Cebu earthquake

• Business as usual? Workers file complaint against Cebu BPOs after earthquake
• From Yolanda to the quake, Cebu survivor says Medellin is still home
• ‘Mangayo mi og tabang’: Inside the tent city in Cebu
• In Cebu, this ‘payag’ tradition survives a destructive earthquake
• As the dust clears, Cebu earthquake survivors bury their dead

• Beyond the earthquake coverage, Cebu journalists battle trauma
• The Green Report: Cebu quake and the long road to recovery
• Cebu earthquake: Fault finders, knowledge sharers, enhanced resilience
• Bogo Bay Fault: Things to know about what caused the Cebu earthquake

Typhoon Tino

• Typhoon Tino took everything from her
• Tino leaves Cebu woman grieving as she lays 7 family members to rest after flood
• Cebu flood hero Jayboy Magdadaro saves 50 amid Typhoon Tino

• Cebu evacuees face ‘dirty shelters,’ displaced as classes resume
• After back-to-back disasters, 400 Cebu BPO workers face job uncertainty
• The ‘fall’ at Monterrazas de Cebu

– Rappler.com