Itogon mayor: No resettlement site yet for families living in landslide-prone areas

      The local government of Itogon in Benguet has not yet found a permanent resettlement site for over 500 families living in areas declared as landslide-prone, Mayor Victorio Palangdan said. Palangdan said in an interview with Radyo Inquirer on Thursday that they are exploring the possibility that affected residents would have to totally leave the town. "'Yong mga na-displace, wala kaming mahanapan na pagtatayuan ng resettlement. Kaya ang ginagawa namin ngayon, nakikipag-coordinate na kami sa national line agencies for the possible plan of resettlement outside the municipality of Itogon," he said. (Those who were displaced, we still cannot find a p...

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