Aftershocks force delay in reopening of tuna and salmon exporter in quake-hit GenSan

Alliance Select Foods pushes back planned restart as structural checks continue following the 7.8-magnitude Mindanao earthquake.

Recovery is underway in General Santos City after the 7.8-magnitude Mindanao earthquake, but aftershocks are still unsettling the local business environment and slowing down key economic activity.

Alliance Select Foods International, one of the country’s major seafood processors and exporters, said it has temporarily halted recovery and rehabilitation work at its General Santos facility as continuing tremors prompted management to request another round of structural assessments.

The company had earlier hoped to resume production by June 16, but warned that reopening could now be delayed until engineers complete a more detailed and thorough evaluation of the site.

Alliance Select supplies tuna, salmon, and other canned seafood products to markets across Europe, Asia, North America, the Middle East, Africa, and the Pacific. Any prolonged disruption could slow production and affect workers, suppliers, and nearby communities that depend on the seafood industry for jobs and economic activity.

The announcement comes as authorities continue to assess the earthquake’s impact, which claimed dozens of lives and triggered geological shifts along parts of Mindanao’s coastline.

Authorities reported that sections of the seabed rose by as much as two meters, exposing coral reefs, seagrass beds, and marine life that have since begun to die off.

While the company said its assets are insured, it emphasized that the safety of employees and contractors remains its top priority as aftershocks continue to rattle the region.

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