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Michael Delizo

Karen De Guzman

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<p>MANILA (2nd UPDATE) — The Office of Civil Defense (OCD) on Thursday confirmed four deaths in landslide and rockslide incidents in Benguet and Rizal provinces amid inclement weather brought by the combined effects of Typhoons Luis and Maymay and the southwest monsoon (habagat).</p><p>The two fatalities in La Trinidad, Benguet were staff members of a bulalo shop that was hit by a landslide at about 9 a.m. One other person was injured in the incident.</p><p>Authorities said the landslide occurred in an area that had not previously experienced a similar incident.</p><p>Benguet police chief PCol. Dionisio Bonoy said that while the slope was not considered steep, the retaining wall could no longer withstand the weight of the soil after days of heavy rainfall.</p><p>“‘Parang may retaining wall siya pero hindi na kaya ng retaining wall ‘yung dami ng lupa na nag-slide. Diba ‘pag ang lupa naka-absorb ‘yan [ng tubig], pag napuno na, talagang mabigat na. At kung may height ‘yan, talagang itutulak,” Bonoy said. </p><p>“Hindi naman ganun kataasan ‘yun kaso lang may mga lupa sa taas pero medyo malayo. First time lang talaga nangyari sa area na ‘yun,” he added.</p><div class="twitter-tweet twitter-tweet-rendered" style="display:flex;max-width:550px;width:100%;margin-top:10px;margin-bottom:10px"><iframe id="twitter-widget-0" scrolling="no" frameBorder="0" allowtransparency="true" allowfullscreen="" style="position:static;visibility:visible;width:441px;height:562px;display:block;flex-grow:1" title="X Post" src="https://platform.twitter.com/embed/Tweet.html?dnt=false&amp;embedId=twitter-widget-0&amp;features=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%3D%3D&amp;frame=false&amp;hideCard=false&amp;hideThread=false&amp;id=2085207089601982955&amp;lang=en&amp;origin=https%3A%2F%2Fod2-workbench-web.abs-cbn.com%2F%23%2Fworkspace%2Fmonitoring&amp;sessionId=bcb23f7e681b17846530f8db05dc18381f860a0d&amp;theme=light&amp;widgetsVersion=6a3ad42b224df%3A1778106238597&amp;width=550px" data-tweet-id="2085207089601982955"></iframe></div><script async="" src="https://platform.x.com/widgets.js" charSet="utf-8"></script><div><br/></div><p>Meanwhile, two more fatalities were reported in Rodriguez, Rizal, where siblings were killed after a rockslide struck their home at about 12 p.m. on Wednesday.</p><p>The OCD said the incidents were still undergoing validation to determine whether they were directly related to the typhoons and the southwest monsoon. As such, the deaths have not yet been included in the agency’s official situation reports.</p><div><strong>EVACUATION</strong></div><p>In its 6 a.m. situation report, the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (NDRRMC) said at least 2,215 families, or 6,929 individuals, have been displaced by the weather disturbances.</p><p>The displaced individuals are staying in 39 evacuation centers after the weather systems triggered flooding in 83 areas across the Ilocos Region, Central Luzon, Zamboanga Peninsula, and the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region (BAR).</p><p>A total of 23,946 families, or 80,633 individuals, have been affected by the inclement weather in the Ilocos Region, Cagayan Valley, Central Luzon, Bicol Region, Zamboanga Peninsula, BAR, and the Cordillera Administrative Region (CAR).</p><p>“We can describe na ‘yong bagyo is hindi siya concentrated sa iisang lugar, na kung nasaan lang ‘yong bagyo is nandoon lang lang din ang effects, dahil itong bagyo is hindi lang siya doon sa tinatahak niya na northern at central Luzon. Naghahatak ito ng hanging habagat na nagdadala rin ng ulan sa ibang parte ng Pilipinas. Like itong Rizal, ang layo nito sa central Luzon or northern Luzon, but inulan pa rin at nag-cause ng rockslide incident,” said OCD Deputy Spokesperson Diego Agustin Mariano.</p><p>“So, challenging siya na kalat siya, hindi siya naka-sentro sa typhoon path. Up to until Region 9, meron tayong effects,” he added.</p><p>At least 12 houses were reported damaged.</p><p>Four roads in the Ilocos Region and three roads in the CAR remain impassable. Three bridges in Cagayan Valley are also impassable.</p><p>Power and water interruptions were reported in parts of the Ilocos Region.</p><p>The government has so far provided P1.38 million in assistance to affected residents.</p><div><em>For more weather updates, visit the </em><a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/calamity-hub"><em><strong>ABS-CBN Calamity Hub.</strong></em></a></div><div><span class="fr-video fr-deletable fr-fvc fr-dvb fr-draggable" contenteditable="false" draggable="true"><iframe width="640" height="360" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/7DcyrGi8UwM?&amp;wmode=opaque&amp;rel=0" frameBorder="0" allowfullscreen="" class="fr-draggable"></iframe></span><span class="fr-video fr-deletable fr-fvc fr-dvb fr-draggable" contenteditable="false" draggable="true"><iframe width="640" height="360" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/BgUrZU9j8AU?&amp;wmode=opaque&amp;rel=0" frameBorder="0" allowfullscreen="" class="fr-draggable"></iframe></span><br style="caret-color:rgb(0, 0, 0);color:rgb(0, 0, 0)"/></div>

<p>Two men were killed while another survived after a landslide buried a “bulalo” shop in La Trinidad, Benguet on Thursday morning.</p>

Two men were killed while another survived after a landslide buried a “bulalo” shop in La Trinidad, Benguet on Thursday morning.

Four dead as landslide, rockslide hit Benguet, Rizal

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Four dead as landslide, rockslide hit Benguet, Rizal

Michael Delizo,

Karen De Guzman,

ABS-CBN News

Published August 06, 2026 11:45 AM PHT

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Updated August 06, 2026 02:30 PM PHT

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