Rescue personnel retrieve the body of Andres Sagayo, 58, who was buried in a landslide in Bauko town, Mountian Province on July 28. (Photo courtesy of Mountain Province PIO)
BAGUIO CITY—A man died after being buried in a landslide on Thursday morning in Bauko town, Mountain Province.
Authorities identified the victim as Andres Sagayo, 59, of Sitio Pactil, Barangay Monamon Sur in Bauko.
The investigators said Sagayo and his family were holding a wake for his father-in-law when the landslide, caused by loose soil due to the recent 7-magnitude quake, hit their house.
Rescue personnel managed to pull Sagayo out of the rubble. He was taken to a hospital but was declared dead on arrival. INQ
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