SUGPON, Ilocos Sur – A foreman and his backhoe driver died after they were buried alive by a landslide at the foot of Mount Matingin in Barangay Danac here on Monday afternoon, January 15. MAP of Ilocos Sur with the town of Sugpon highlighted. Two persons were killed in a landslide in the...
TUGUEGARAO CITY, Cagayan – A landslide hit the town of Santa Praxedes, this province, due to heavy rain caused by the northeast monsoon or “amihan.” Marlene Miralles, Santa Praxedes Municipal Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Officer, said a team was deployed to landslide-hit Barangay...
GENERAL NAKAR, Quezon – Five persons were killed in a landslide in Sitio Angelo, Barangay Umiray, this town, on Tuesday night, October 24. RESCUERS conduct retrieval operations for landslide victims in General Nakar, Quezon on Wednesday, October 25. According to Mayor Eliseo Ruzol here, the...
LUNA, Apayao – The remains of a 50-year-old farmer buried alive in a landslide in Calanasan, Apayao at the height of typhoon “Egay” last week have been recovered. The Apayao Provincial Police Office said the search and retrieval team was able to recover the cadaver of Paustino Bucnag Almag....
The Taguig City government preemptively evacuated 180 families due to continuous heavy rains enhanced by typhoons “Falcon” and “Egay.” The evacuation was implemented in high risk areas that are prone to landslides and flooding to ensure the residents’ safety. Mayor Lani Cayetano...
LUNA, Apayao – Six persons were reported missing in a landslide that hit Lubong Butao, Calanasan, Apayao, during the onslaught of typhoon “Egay” in Northern Luzon on Tuesday, July 26. Apayao Gov. Elias C. Bulut Jr. said a search operation for the victims is under way. Bulut said torrential...
BAGUIO CITY – Five people died and seven others were rescued in landslides triggered by typhoon “Egay” in this city and Benguet on Wednesday, July 26. A 16-year-old student was killed while his parents survived a landslide that buried their house in Barangay Bakakeng here. The Baguio City...
BAGUIO CITY – Two persons were injured when a landslide buried their shanty at the Baguio General Hospital compound on Wednesday morning, July 26. The Baguio City Police Office Station 8 (Kennon Road) rescued the victims, a taxi driver who owned the shanty, and a 44-year-old carwash worker and...
A 41-year-old woman died after being hit by a boulder when a landslide hit Antipolo City, Rizal due to heavy rains brought by tropical cyclone “Dodong” and southwest monsoon (habagat) on Sunday night, July 16. The rain-induced landslide occurred at a subdivision in Brgy. Santa Cruz around 8...
CEBU CITY – At least 13 families were displaced after a landslide hit a barangay here on Monday morning, June 26. SEVERAL houses were destroyed when a landslide hit Barangay Cantipla 2, Cebu City on Monday morning, June 26. (Photo via Ramil Ayuman) According to the city’s Department of Social...
BACOLOD CITY - An eight-year-old boy was wounded after their house was hit by a landslide at Sitio Panlucasan, Barangay Cabatangan, Talisay City, Negros Occidental on Wednesday, Jan. 11. A house was destroyed, following a landslide at Sitio Panlucasan, Barangay Cabatangan, Talisay City, Negros...
The Department of Public Works and Highways said on Saturday, Jan. 7, that clearing operations are under way on roads in Aurora affected by landslides triggered by heavy rains. According to the Aurora District Engineering Office, the Nueva Ecija-Aurora Road is one lane passable in the following...
