Skip to content
GetRealPundit

GetRealPundit

Raw opinion

  • About
  • Recent Comments
  • Submit an article
  • Privacy Policy
  • Support Forum
  • Toggle search form

People who perished in Barangay Ucab, Itogon mudslide had been living under precarious circumstances

Posted on September 18, 2018September 18, 2018 By benign0 No Comments on People who perished in Barangay Ucab, Itogon mudslide had been living under precarious circumstances
Share
Tweet
Share

Like many of the victims of previous natural calamities in the Philippines, the people who perished under a mudslide in Barangay Ucab, Itogon following heavy rains brought by typhoon Ompong had long been at risk. GMA News reports that the same town experienced a similar fatal mudslide in 2012.

Furthermore…

The Mines and Geosciences Bureau (MGB) noted that 72.12 percent or 194 out of 269 barangays in Benguet were landslide-prone.

One such landslide-prone site is La Trinidad, Benguet, where 79 people were killed in a landslide caused by Typhoon Pepeng in 2009.

Previous typhoons also saw their biggest casualties located at similarly at-risk sites. Typhoon Yolanda in 2013 hit hardest communities squatting along shorelines in Tacloban City. Typhoon Sendong in 2011 also wrought havoc in a community of “informal settlers” living on a floodplain right next to a river known to swell under heavy rains near Cagayan de Oro.

It’s time the root cause behind these tragic but preventable disasters be highlighted and the right solutions be implemented. The alternative is to continue the facade of routine “shock” that greets news like these year in and year out.

[Photo source: Mohammed Abdiker]
benign0
benign0

Webmaster of Get Real Philippines

Share this:

  • Tweet
  • More
  • Telegram
  • WhatsApp
Lifestyle Tags:Barangay Ucab, Itogon, natural disaster, Ompong, typhoon

Post navigation

Previous Post: Yellowtard slogan “democracy is dead” DISPROVEN by conviction of Palparan
Next Post: Japan anti-fat law a good idea for rice-addicted Filipinos!

Leave a Reply Cancel reply

You must be logged in to post a comment.

  • Email
  • Facebook
  • Twitter
  • YouTube

Subscribe to Blog via Email

We'll notify you by email when a new post is published.

Join 35 other subscribers
Privacy & Cookies: This site uses cookies. By continuing to use this website, you agree to their use.
To find out more, including how to control cookies, see here: Cookie Policy

Welcome!

  • Register
  • Log in

Archives

Recent comments

  • benign0 on Why does @1Sambayan need to wait until June 12?That's the million dollar question -- their abilit
  • Aldus Santos on Why does @1Sambayan need to wait until June 12?Even themselves cannot decide on who would be thei
  • Khayri Woulfe on Maria Ressa’s Mess at ABS-CBNMaria Ressa and ABS-CBN the most annoying teledram
  • DonDon Santos on “HR consultant” @SidLumawig encourages employers to discriminate based on political affiliationHAHAHA! Baka call center naman ng Dilawan trolls k
  • DonDon Santos on The show must go on for Kim Chiu even after a near-death experience!Tulog DAW siya...pero nabilang ang dami ng putok..

Copyright © 2023 GetRealPundit.

Powered by PressBook WordPress theme