Manila, June 9 -- The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) is intensifying search and rescue (SAR) operations in General Santos City, so far deploying 150 responders and two additional K9 units to support humanitarian operations following the magnitude 7.8 earthquake on Monday.

In a statement on Tuesday, the PCG said three deployable response groups (DRGs) and two SAR dogs were dispatched to a collapsed commercial building in Barangay Calumpang to rescue possible trapped survivors.

"Anchored on the directive of President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. and the iCARE campaign, the PCG remains fully committed to supporting humanitarian response operations in affected communities and continues to work closely with partner agencies to assist those impacte...