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Dennis Datu

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<div><span class="fr-img-caption fr-fic fr-dib" style="width:960px;display:block" width="960"><span class="fr-img-wrap"><img src="https://od2-image-api.abs-cbn.com/prod/editorImage/1784639189308HNuvecga8AA8ZXY.jpg" style="width:960px" class="fr-fic fr-dib" width="960"/><span class="fr-inner" style="text-align:left"> An 86-year-old woman was killed in Calamba City, Laguna after torrential rains. <em>Dennis Datu, ABS-CBN News</em></span></span></span>CALAMBA CITY, Laguna — A six-year-old boy and an 86-year-old woman were killed in separate incidents in Calamba City, Laguna after torrential rains triggered deadly flooding and landslides.</div><p>The body of the six-year-old boy was recovered in Barangay 2, nearly eight kilometers from Barangay Kay-Anlog, where he was last seen on Sunday.</p><p>Barangay Tanod Arlinda Maquilang said she was watching her children and grandchildren playing in the rain outside their home when she suddenly saw a little boy, wearing only a diaper, running frantically along the road.</p><p>She said the child briefly grabbed her, but before she could hold him, he broke free and ran again.</p><p>Maquilang tried to chase the boy, but he was too fast. Moments later, the child’s uncle joined the pursuit, but within seconds the boy disappeared from their sight.</p><p>“Hindi namin kilala yun eh bata, segundo lang. Pagliko niya kita pa namin yun bata, pagtakbo namin ng tiyuhin niya saka ako, wala na. Hinabol namin, hinabol namin, wala na yung bata,” Maquilang said.</p><p>Authorities believe the child fell into a nearby river, which had turned into a raging current due to the intense rainfall.</p><p>The boy’s family had reportedly moved to the area from Taguig just a day before the incident. Investigators believe his guardian may not have noticed that he had wandered out of the house.</p><div><a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/news/regions/2026/7/20/flash-flood-landslide-force-over-100-families-to-evacuate-in-calamba-city-2-kids-still-missing-2344">Flash flood, landslide force over 100 families to evacuate in Calamba City; 2 kids still missing</a></div><p>In Barangay Pansol, an 86-year-old woman was killed after a concrete perimeter wall collapsed onto her house.</p><p>Margarita Benigay was praying inside her bedroom when the concrete wall suddenly gave way, trapping her beneath the debris.</p><p>She was rushed to the hospital but later died from her injuries.</p><p>Her son, daughter-in-law, and three grandchildren survived the collapse.</p><p>Relatives blamed the incident on excavation work beside the concrete wall for the construction of a drainage system of a nearby private resort, saying it weakened the ground and caused the structure to collapse.</p><p>“Lumambot siya kasi gawa nga ng hinukay nang hinukay, sabi ko bawal yan. Ang kailangan dito diretso kung diretso. Hindi pwede yan kasi guguho yan, ayaw nilang maniwala,” said Zurita Alejandro, a relative of the victim.</p><p>Barangay Pansol Chairman Joel Martinez said the barangay has already begun addressing the incident.</p><p>“Nagreklamo sila sa barangay kaya kung sino may pakana sa paggawa ng kanal. Ito rin siguro ang naging sang dahilan kaya ipapatawag namin yung may-ari ng malaking ginagawa dito para matulungan si nanay,” Martinez said.</p><p>Meanwhile, search operations continue for siblings Algen Lumbria, 11, and Prince Gab Lumbria, 7, who remain missing after flash floods swept away their riverside home in Barangay Mapagong.</p><p>Rescue teams again searched the rivers leading to the mouth of Laguna de Bay but have yet to locate the missing children.</p><p>The number of families forced to evacuate from Purok 1 in Barangay Mapagong has climbed to 130, as authorities warned of renewed threats of landslides and flash floods along the riverbanks.</p><div><br/></div><div><strong>RELATED VIDEO:</strong></div><div style="text-align:center"><iframe width="560" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/Cop_nbWbkLA?si=TqBXE2oKqGIrHSbq" title="YouTube video player" frameBorder="0" allowfullscreen=""></iframe></div>

<p>A six-year-old boy and an 86-year-old woman were killed in separate incidents in Calamba City, Laguna after torrential rains triggered deadly flooding and landslides.</p>

A six-year-old boy and an 86-year-old woman were killed in separate incidents in Calamba City, Laguna after torrential rains triggered deadly flooding and landslides.

Torrential rains claim 2 lives in Calamba, Laguna; Search continues for 2 missing children

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Torrential rains claim 2 lives in Calamba, Laguna; Search continues for 2 missing children

Dennis Datu,

ABS-CBN News

Published July 21, 2026 09:12 PM PHT

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