Itogon a high-risk area for landslides, expert says

Davinci Maru, ABS-CBN News

<figure class='op-interactive'><div id='IVS_ABS_Body_Video_1_Container'> <ivs-player id='IVS_ABS_Body_Video_1' data-ivs-spid='3001339' data-ivs-key='e8c22c015ca9eafa76f1e3edfa03c603' data-ivs-vid='1424073' data-ivs-floating='1' ></ivs-player> <script src='https://player.ivideosmart.com/ivsplayer/v4/dist/js/iframe-parent.js'></script> <script src='https://player.ivideosmart.com/ivsplayer/v4/dist/js/loader.js'></script> </div></figure><div class='iwantbar'>Watch more in <a href='//www.iwantv.com.ph/'>iWantv</a> or <a href='//tfc.tv/'>TFC.tv</a></div><p>MANILA - With or without mining operations, the steep slopes of Itogon, Benguet are highly susceptible to landslide, an expert said Monday.</p><p>Prof. Mahar Lagmay, executive director of UP-NOAH Center at the UP Resilience Institute, said torrential rains dumped by typhoon Ompong in the mountainous province softened and eroded the earth.</p><p>"Puwedeng may contribution ang pagmimina. Pero kung ako ang tatanungin mo, nandun na, kahit walang pagmimina, ang mga kondisyon na sapat para magkaroon ng landslide," he told "Bandila sa DZMM."</p><p>The deadly landslide claimed the lives of local miners and their families, while scores remained missing.</p><ul class='op-related-articles'>	<li><a href='https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/09/16/18/death-toll-in-itogon-landslides-rises-to-43'>Death toll in Itogon landslides rises to 43</a></li></ul><p>The loss of lives from the landslide, Lagmay said, could have also been prevented.</p><p>He said the victims in Barangay Ucab, where the landslide struck, could have taken shelter to a much safer ground, some 200 or 600 meters away.</p><p>Lagmay stressed that a hazard map, which is also available online, should be cascaded by local government units to concerned communities.</p><p>"Kailangan kasi malawakan 'yung ganung klase ng programa. Ibaba mo para magamit ng mga komunidad, nung mga tao sa barangay, 'yung impormasyon na bigay ng siyensiya," he said.</p><blockquote class='twitter-tweet' data-lang='en'><p dir='ltr' lang='en'>This Atlas of Benguet showing barangay-level landslide hazards was ready for printing by the U.P Press after passing review in 2015. We were not able to print them and distribute to each and every barangay. :-( <a href='https://t.co/05HHUMWqzC'>pic.twitter.com/05HHUMWqzC</a></p>— Mahar Lagmay (@nababaha) <a href='https://twitter.com/nababaha/status/1041620336075141120?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw'>September 17, 2018</a></blockquote><p><script async src='https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js' charset='utf-8' type='text/javascript'></script></p><p>On Twitter, Lagmay lamented that an atlas of Benguet, which shows a highly-detailed hazard map, was ready for printing in 2015 but didn't happen.</p><p>"We were not able to print them and distribute to each and every barangay," he wrote.</p><p>Ompong swept through northern Philippines Friday night with heavy rains and strong winds.</p><p>In the wake of the typhoon's onslaught, the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) has issued a cease and desist order in small-scale mining operations in the Cordillera Administrative Region, among the worst hit by Ompong.</p><ul class='op-related-articles'>	<li><a href='https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/09/17/18/denr-stops-small-scale-mining-ops-in-car-in-wake-of-ompong'>DENR stops small-scale mining ops in CAR in wake of ‘Ompong’</a></li></ul><p> </p>

<p>"Puwedeng may contribution ang pagmimina. Pero kung ako ang tatanungin mo, nandun na, kahit walang pagmimina, ang mga kondisyon na sapat para magkaroon ng landslide," he told "Bandila sa DZMM."</p><p>The deadly landslide claimed the lives of local miners and their families, while scores remained missing.</p><ul class='op-related-articles'>	<li><a href='https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/09/16/18/death-toll-in-itogon-landslides-rises-to-43'>Death toll in Itogon landslides rises to 43</a></li></ul><p>The loss of lives from the landslide, Lagmay said, could have also been prevented.</p><p>He said the victims in Barangay Ucab, where the landslide struck, could have taken shelter to a much safer ground, some 200 or 600 meters away.</p><p>Lagmay stressed that a hazard map, which is also available online, should be cascaded by local government units to concerned communities.</p><p>"Kailangan kasi malawakan 'yung ganung klase ng programa. Ibaba mo para magamit ng mga komunidad, nung mga tao sa barangay, 'yung impormasyon na bigay ng siyensiya," he said.</p><blockquote class='twitter-tweet' data-lang='en'><p dir='ltr' lang='en'>This Atlas of Benguet showing barangay-level landslide hazards was ready for printing by the U.P Press after passing review in 2015. We were not able to print them and distribute to each and every barangay. :-( <a href='https://t.co/05HHUMWqzC'>pic.twitter.com/05HHUMWqzC</a></p>— Mahar Lagmay (@nababaha) <a href='https://twitter.com/nababaha/status/1041620336075141120?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw'>September 17, 2018</a></blockquote><p><script async src='https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js' charset='utf-8' type='text/javascript'></script></p><p>On Twitter, Lagmay lamented that an atlas of Benguet, which shows a highly-detailed hazard map, was ready for printing in 2015 but didn't happen.</p><p>"We were not able to print them and distribute to each and every barangay," he wrote.</p><p>Ompong swept through northern Philippines Friday night with heavy rains and strong winds.</p><p>In the wake of the typhoon's onslaught, the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) has issued a cease and desist order in small-scale mining operations in the Cordillera Administrative Region, among the worst hit by Ompong.</p><ul class='op-related-articles'>	<li><a href='https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/09/17/18/denr-stops-small-scale-mining-ops-in-car-in-wake-of-ompong'>DENR stops small-scale mining ops in CAR in wake of ‘Ompong’</a></li></ul><p> </p>

<p>MANILA - With or without mining operations, the steep slopes of Itogon, Benguet are highly susceptible to landslide, an expert said Monday.</p><p>Prof. Mahar Lagmay, executive director of UP-NOAH Center at the UP Resilience Institute, said torrential rains dumped by typhoon Ompong in the mountainous province softened and eroded the earth.</p>

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<p>MANILA - With or without mining operations, the steep slopes of Itogon, Benguet are highly susceptible to landslide, an expert said Monday.</p>

MANILA - With or without mining operations, the steep slopes of Itogon, Benguet are highly susceptible to landslide, an expert said Monday.

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