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(Eagle News) — Hindi na umano maaaring tirahan o pagtayuan ng bahay ang malaking bahagi ng bayan ng Itogon, Benguet. Ayon kay Itogon Mayor Victorio Palangdan, sa isinagawang geo-hazard mapping ng mga otoridad matapos ang landslides dulot ng Bagyong Ompong noong Setyembre malaking bahagi ng naturang bayan ang idineklarang nasa critical danger zones habang ang ibang lugar ay may malaking tiyansa na makaranas ng ground movement. Kabilang sa mga lugar na idineklarang no-build zone ang […]
(Eagle News) — The death toll from the landslide in Barangay Ucab, Itogon, Benguet has reached to 113, the mayor of the mining town of Itogon, Benguet said in an interview. Itogon Mayor Victorio Palangdan said that the although authorities continue to conduct rescue and retrieval operations in the landslide area, the chance of retrieving more survivors have lowered since it has been almost two weeks since the landslide happened on September 15 at the […]
(Eagle News) — The Iglesia Ni Cristo is currently conducting its relief distribution program, Lingap sa Mamamayan, to help those affected by typhoon Ompong (Mangkhut) in Itogon, Benguet which was hit by massive landslides that killed at least 19 people, and buried about 40 others which are still missing. The INC volunteers are currently giving out relief bags at the Loacan Elementary School.
(Eagle News)—-Itogon, Benguet Mayor Victorio Palangdan on Wednesday, Sept. 19, .denied he was lenient to illegal small-scale mining operations in the town because of his wife, an accredited gold buyer. In a radio interview, Palangdan said that his wife, in the first place, stopped engaging in the business early this year after miners stopped selling her the gold due to high taxes. He said the high taxes–4 to 7 percent— were because she was an accredited […]
(Eagle News) — President Rodrigo Duterte on Tuesday, Sept. 18, reiterated his wish to ban mining in the country, following a landslide that buried at least 30 people in Itogon, Benguet, and which was blamed on mining operations in the area. “I want to stop mining because it has created a monster in the country,” Duterte said in a press briefing in Isabela. He said mining destroys marine life, and “puts in peril the […]
(Eagle News)—President Rodrigo Duterte on Monday, Sept. 17, met with the victims of those killed in a landslide in Itogon, Benguet. The meeting, which was shown in pictures posted by Special Assistant to the President Bong Go in his social media account, took place before he led a briefing on the effects of “Ompong” on the Cordillera Administrative Region at the Benguet Provincial Capitol. At least 30 people were killed after a landslide at the […]
(Eagle News)—-Environment Secretary Roy Cimatu has ordered a suspension of all small-scale mining operations in the entire Cordillera Administrative Region. He said the suspension will apply until applications for Minahang Bayan are approved. Cimatu gave the order after a landslide initially blamed on mining operations at the height of “Ompong” buried a chapel and claimed at least 33 lives in Itogon, Benguet. “Ompong” has claimed at least 59 lives, the Philippine National Police said. It […]
Ni Freddie Rulloda Eagle News Correspondent BAGUIO CITY, Benguet (Eagle News) – Aabot na sa 54 katao ang kumpirmadong namatay sa pananalasa ng bagyong Ompong sa rehiyon ng Cordillera. Ayon sa City Disaster Risk Reduction Management Council (CDRRMC) at Provincial Disaster Risk Reduction Management Office (PDRRMO) Command Office, karamihan sa mga namatay ay natabunan ng gumuhong lupa at putik. Ang ilan naman ay naanod ng rumaragasang tubig, at natamaan ng mga tumumbang mga punong-kahoy. Narecover […]
By Mar Gabriel Eagle News Service (Eagle News) – The death toll due to the onslaught of typhoon Ompong in Northern Luzon is feared to further increase as search and retrieval operations come into full gear in the mining town of Itogon, Benguet, according to presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque. President Rodrigo Duterte is now on its way to Benguet to attend a press briefing that will be led by Gov. Cresencio Pacalso, as the […]
(Eagle News)–President Rodrigo Duterte is slated to visit Itogon, Benguet where a landslide that buried a chapel claimed at least 33 lives. Duterte will reportedly make the visit on Tuesday, Sept. 18. Earlier, Duterte made an aerial inspection of areas affected by “Ompong,” which make landfall in northern Luzon. “Ompong” left the Philippine Area of Responsibility on Saturday.
Ni Freddie Rulloda Eagle News Service BAGUIO CITY, Benguet (Eagle News) – Patay ang apat na katao habang sugatan naman ang walo pang indibidwal matapos mahulog sa malalim na bangin ang isang van sa Sitio Guesset, boundary ng Tinongdan, Itogon at Bokod, Benguet Huwebes ng gabi, Abril 19. Dead on the spot sina Gemalyn Lorenzo, 28; Julie Valencia, 52; at Antonio Bulay, 65. Dead-on-arrival naman sa pagamutan ang isa pang biktima na kilalang si Alfredo […]
