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EARTH-2026-0033
Resolved, and now being watched so it does not simply happen again.
At about 7:20 p.m. on 9 August 2026, after relentless rains from the enhanced southwest monsoon, a slope collapsed at Sitio Riverside, Purok 2, Barangay Guisad Surong, Baguio City, destroying three houses; 10 people died and three survived, and 21 families of about 70 people were displaced. Search and retrieval ended at 2:50 a.m. on 11 August. The site is on MGB hazard maps as landslide-prone, and after clearing began on 18 August Mayor Benjamin Magalong moved to declare the area a no-build zone and to study slope stabilization with MGB and DPWH; another slide hit Purok 3 on 3 September, affecting one house and forcing six people to relocate.
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Daily Tribune · Aug 11, 2026
Philippine Star · Aug 18, 2026
Daily Tribune · Sep 3, 2026
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Slope at Purok 2 collapsed onto three houses at about 7:20 p.m.; four people were extracted immediately.
Recorded by Baguio City Police and BFP
Search and rescue concluded at 2:50 a.m. with 10 dead and three survivors.
Recorded by Baguio CDRRMO
Clearing of the landslide area began and the mayor moved to declare Guisad Surong a no-build zone.
Recorded by Baguio City Government
A new landslide at Purok 3 affected one house and six people were moved to safer areas.
Recorded by Baguio City Police