CEBU CITY – Two persons were confirmed dead and 12 were rescued from the collapsed dumpsite in Barangay Binaliw here. As of 5 p.m., Jan. 9, 35 individuals remained missing, according to the Bureau of Fire Protection (BFP)-Cebu City. With several persons still missing, Mayor Nestor Archival has...
Search and rescue teams were deployed by the Philippine National Police (PNP) in Cebu City following a landslide at a landfill that killed at least one individual while 38 others were still missing, a ranking official disclosed Friday, Jan. 9. Police Lt. Gen. Jose Melencio Nartatez Jr., acting PNP...
An avalanche of garbage and debris buried or trapped workers in low-slung buildings in a landfill in Cebu City, killing one person, injuring a dozen, and leaving 38 others missing, officials said Friday. Dozens of rescuers retrieved 13 people alive overnight and were searching for the missing still...
CEBU CITY – Several persons were rescued in a landslide that hit a landfill in Barangay Binaliw here on Thursday afternoon, Jan. 8. Nine persons were rescued and taken to the hospital as of 7 p.m. The landfill was operated by private company Prime Water Solution Inc. City Councilor Joel Garganera...
Multiple weather systems will continue to affect large parts of the Philippines on Friday, January 2, bringing cloudy skies, scattered rains, and possible flooding and landslides. Based on the latest weather forecast from the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services...
DUMAGUETE CITY – Heavy rainfall from severe thunderstorms over the past few days triggered successive landslides and flooding in Bindoy, Negros Oriental, disrupting traffic as clearing operations continued on New Year’s Day. Engr. Wilfur Herrera Jr., head of the Bindoy Disaster Risk Reduction...
MAUBAN, Quezon - A part of the Mauban-Tayabas Road here was temporarily closed due to a landslide on Wednesday night. The Mauban Municipal Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Office (MDRRMO) said the landslide in Barangay San Isidro was triggered by incessant rain from the "amihan" and...
CEBU CITY – Help came for landslide victims in various areas in Bohol province. Gov. Erico Aristotle Aumentado and Vice Gov. Nick Besas Jr. recently led the distribution of assistance to 320 households affected by landslides in the municipalities of Jagna and Garcia Hernandez. The first cash...
A 13-year-old boy was buried alive in a landslide Saturday in Santo Domingo town, Albay province, triggered by torrential rains from tropical depression “Wilma.” Santo Domingo Vice Mayor Mark Aguas said the boy was reportedly waiting with a group of children for fallen coconuts being washed...
TUBA, Benguet – A mining company production department supervisor was killed in landslide in a mining site here on Dec. 1. The victim, whose name was not disclosed by the police, is a 48-year-old native of Pangasinan and resident of Philex Mines, Camp 3, Tuba. According to the Tuba Municipal...
LINGAYEN, Pangasinan – Two maintenance section personnel of the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) were buried alive in a landslide in Barangay San Juan, Santa Praxedes town, Cagayan province, on Friday morning, Nov. 28. Wilzon Valdez, DPWH-Ilocos information officer, identified the...
The Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) has opened a temporary access road and stairway in the landslide-hit section of Bukidnon-Davao Road in Quezon, Bukidnon, to provide motorists and residents limited passage as full restoration work continues. DPWH said its engineers are completing...
