Marilyn Cahatol

Article (news)

Hernel Tocmo

ABS-CBN News

<p>DAVAO — Seven people died in two separate landslide incidents in Davao Oriental and Davao de Oro amid continuous rains that have affected the region since Wednesday.</p><p>Rescue operations were immediately launched after a landslide struck a house in Upper Salazar, Brgy. Central in Mati City, Davao Oriental, on Friday morning. However, four members of a family -- a couple and their two daughters, aged 5 and 13 -- were recovered dead.</p><p>Office of Civil Defense XI Director Ednar Dayanghirang said the house was located in a downtown area but was situated behind a slope that collapsed.</p><div class="twitter-tweet twitter-tweet-rendered" style="display:flex;max-width:550px;width:100%;margin-top:10px;margin-bottom:10px;text-align:center"><iframe id="twitter-widget-0" scrolling="no" frameBorder="0" allowtransparency="true" allowfullscreen="" style="position:static;visibility:visible;width:550px;height:719px;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=2024701224701002158&amp;lang=en&amp;origin=https%3A%2F%2Fod2-workbench-web.abs-cbn.com%2F%23%2Fworkspace%2Fmonitoring&amp;sessionId=c870802ca63b949065bd85b43762d434cb04d8c8&amp;theme=light&amp;widgetsVersion=2615f7e52b7e0%3A1702314776716&amp;width=550px" data-tweet-id="2024701224701002158"></iframe></div><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charSet="utf-8"></script><p>In a separate incident, three people died in a landslide in Barangay Rizal, Monkayo, Davao de Oro on Thursday night. Several houses were also damaged.</p><p>Dayanghirang said numerous flooding and landslide incidents have been reported in Davao de Oro and Davao Oriental due to nonstop rains since Wednesday, brought about by the shear line.</p><p>Many families have been evacuated since Thursday due to the possible severe effects of the weather system.</p><p>In Laak, Davao de Oro, a portion of the road in Purok 7, Barangay Kiokmay, collapsed and was captured on video.</p><p>Meanwhile, in Mawab, Davao de Oro, several men were seen stepping on debris along the strong current of the Hijo River to retrieve washed-out coconuts and woods. Rescuers warned them to stop due to high risk and danger.</p><p>“Kung nasa lugar kayo na malapit sa river o mababang area, kailangan makinig kayo sa inyong barangay officials, municipal officials, sa inyong governor, kung magsabi preemptive evacuation, kailangan lumikas na ang lahat, lalo na ang bulubundukin na barangay na may mga landslide-prone areas,” Dayanghirang said.</p><div><a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/news/weather-traffic/2026/2/12/noah-tools-now-on-egovph-1326">NOAH&#x27;s typhoon, flood, landslide warnings now on eGOVph</a></div>

<p>Seven people died in two separate landslide incidents in Davao Oriental and Davao de Oro amid continuous rains that have affected the region since Wednesday.</p>

Seven people died in two separate landslide incidents in Davao Oriental and Davao de Oro amid continuous rains that have affected the region since Wednesday.

7 dead in rain-induced landslides in Davao Oriental, Davao de Oro

News

Entertainment

Lifestyle

Sports

Metro.Style

More

Sudoku

Word of the Day

Lotto

Horoscope

Regions

7 dead in rain-induced landslides in Davao Oriental, Davao de Oro

Hernel Tocmo,

ABS-CBN News

Published February 20, 2026 01:45 PM PHT

|

Updated February 20, 2026 03:33 PM PHT

Read More:

weather

shear line

landslide

flooding

Davao

ABS-CBN is the leading media and entertainment company in the Philippines, offering quality content across TV, radio, digital, and film. Committed to public service and promoting Filipino values, ABS-CBN continues to inspire and connect audiences worldwide.

Corporate

Investors

Governance

International Distribution

Corporate

Governance

Investors

International Distribution

NPC Seal of Registration

Privacy Policy

AI Policy

Terms of Service

Advertise with Us

© 2026 ABS-CBN Corporation. All Rights Reserved.

NPC Seal of Registration

Privacy Policy

Terms of Service

AI Policy

Advertise with Us

© 2026 ABS-CBN Corporation. All Rights Reserved.

NPC Seal of Registration

Privacy Policy

Terms of Service

AI Policy

Advertise with Us

© 2026 ABS-CBN Corporation. All Rights Reserved.