ITOGON, Benguet – Over 200 families in this mining town fled their homes due to landslides caused by incessant rains. Cyril Batcagan, head of the Municipal Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Office (MDRRMO), asked miners to temporarily stop any mining activities while bad weather continues....
LA TRINIDAD, Benguet – The search continues for an individual missing in a landslide during the onslaught of typhoon "Emong" here on Friday morning. The search entered its fourth straight day on Monday amid heavy rain. Mayor Roderick Awingan is leading coordinated search and retrieval operations....
Three construction workers died in a landslide that occurred at a construction site along the boundary of Silang and Tagaytay in Cavite amid torrential rains brought by Tropical Storm “Emong” and the enhanced southwest monsoon (habagat). The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) said it recovered the...
BAGUIO CITY – Two people were injured and four houses were buried in a landslide during heavy rain caused by typhoon ‘’Emong’’ in Purok 2, Outlook Drive, this city, on July 25. The City Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Office said victims were rescued from their house and taken to a...
CAVITE – A landslide along the boundary of Tagaytay City and Silang on Thursday, July 24, left three dead and one injured. A report from the Police Regional Office 4A stated that the four victims were staying in construction barracks when the landslide occurred amid torrential rains, trapping...
A landslide occurred early Wednesday morning, July 23, along Don Vicente Street in Barangay Bagong Silangan, Quezon City. According to initial reports, the landslide occurred before 6:00 a.m., causing soil and bamboo to fall and completely obstruct a section of the road. The incident occurred near...
TACLOBAN CITY – The Office of Civil Defense continues search, retrieval, and clearing operations for the foreman reported missing in a landslide on Sunday morning, July 13, in Barangay San Ramon, San Ricardo, Southern Leyte. OCD-8 Regional Director Lord Byron Torrecarion disclosed that they have...
TACLOBAN CITY – A foreman was reported missing in a landslide on Sunday morning in Barangay San Ramon, San Ricardo, Southern Leyte. The missing was identified as Dador Moscosa, 54, of 888 ACY construction. Two houses, several motorcycles, the contractor’s barracks, a dump truck, and a mixer...
BAGUIO CITY – The Municipal Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Office of Tuba, Benguet, urged motorists on Wednesday to avoid Kennon Road when traveling to and from Baguio City, citing safety concerns due to landslides and rockfalls. “It’s safer to avoid Kennon Road. We never know where...
ITOGON, Benguet – Three miners died after a landslide buried their makeshift hut in Camp 5, Sitio Acupan, Barangay Virac, this town, on Sunday night, June 22. Authorities withheld the identities of the victims pending notification of their families. The landslide, which occurred around 6:29...
A Low Pressure Area (LPA) spotted near Catanduanes is bringing widespread rains over parts of Luzon and the Visayas on Saturday, June 7, prompting the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) to issue warnings for possible flooding and landslides ...
LA PAZ, Leyte – A family of six survived a landslide triggered by heavy rain from the shear line in Barangay Bocawon here on Monday, Feb. 10. A HOUSE is buried by a landslide in Barangay Bocawon, La Paz, Leyte, on Monday, Feb. 10. (Marie Tonette Marticio) The landslide occurred at around 10 a.m....
