MANILA, Philippines – A week after a magnitude 7.8 earthquake struck off Sarangani, many affected schools in Mindanao began gradually returning to normalcy by conducting check-ins and other activities on Monday, June 15. The first day of school year (SY) 2026-2027 on June 8 was immediately disrupted in the southern Philippines, prompting the suspension of classes in 9,090 schools across the Zamboanga Peninsula, Northern Mindanao, the Davao Regio…