CEBU CITY, Philippines -- The Cebu City council has adopted the Geohazard Investigation Report and Recommendation of the Mines and Geosciences Bureau in Central Visayas (MGB-7) on the landslide
A landslide in Sitio Garahe, Barangay Busay in Cebu City, damaged several houses and left more than 30 individuals homeless on Saturday, October 29, 2022. | Photo courtesy of Councilor Joel Garganera
Cebu City Councilor Jerry Guardo, the chairman of the council’s Committee on Infrastructure, presented the MGB’s report and recommendations in his privilege speech during the council’s regular session on Wednesday, Nov. 16, 2022. Guardo said since the area was situated along a creek, a natural waterway concentration of water would tend to follow its direction, especially during extreme weather events.
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