Landslide in Aurora kills 4 members of family

CITY OF SAN FERNANDO—Four members of a family were killed in a landslide in Casiguran town in Aurora province on Wednesday night, the Provincial Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (PDRRMC) said.

The PDRRMC said the fatalities were members of the Terobias family identified as Mercy, 42; Carmi, 11; Vanessa, 8; and Jassel, 5. Calib, the father, survived.

The family’s house in the hilly village of San Ildefonso was buried by mud and rocks loosened by heavy rain in the town at 9 p.m., reports said.

The Regional Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (RDRRMC) in Central Luzon requested Malacañang and Congress for P4.39 billion for the rehabilitation plan of areas devastated by typhoons and monsoon rains in the third quarter of 2013.

Josefina Timoteo, Office of Civil Defense regional director and RDRRMC chair, said of the amount, P158 million will be used for education facilities and related materials, P7 million for health services, P512 million for social welfare, P825 million for transportation and access infrastructures, P1.39 billion for flood and river control, and P1.49 billion for agriculture and fisheries. Tonette Orejas, Inquirer Central Luzon