Jonathan Frederic De Santos

Courtesy: Baguio City Public Information Office

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Dennis Datu

ABS-CBN News

BAGUIO CITY (UPDATED) — For Rebecca Caluza, the hardest part is not the journey back to Baguio City—it is facing the heartbreaking reality that seven of her loved ones are gone.They were buried alive when a massive landslide swept through their home in Barangay Guisad Surong.Rebecca was in La Union, where she lives with her own family, when the devastating news reached her. She immediately rushed to Baguio.Among those killed were her 55-year-old father Pedro Caluza Jr., her 17-year-old sister Precious Ann Abeya, her nephews 12-year-old Jaiden Perry Caluza and 7-year-old Elijah Aliyah Andres, her 22-year-old cousin Keziah Marie Bulatao, Keziah’s two-year-old daughter Zephaniah Jade Bulatao, and her eight-year-old neice Elisha Tiam.Elisha was the last victim to be recovered from the rubble.<div><a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/news/regions/2026/8/11/10-dead-3-rescued-in-baguio-landslide-as-search-ends-0659">10 dead, 3 rescued in Baguio landslide as search ends </a></div>Two other family members—Alenor Caluza and Elmer Andres, the parents of the two young victims—remain hospitalized after suffering injuries.Amid the grief, the family faces another painful task: telling Alenor that her two children are gone.Rebecca said Alenor still does not know the full extent of the tragedy.“Hindi pa namin alam kung papaano sasabihin sa kaniya kasi dalawang anak niya yung nawala,tapos yung kapatid at papa namin” Rebecca said.According to Rebecca, rescuers found Alenor still clutching her son Elijah when rescue workers pulled them from the rubble.But Elijah later died in the hospital.“Naririnig niya yung anak niya na humihingi ng tulong, hininuhukay niya yung mga anak niya kahit siya mismo hindi makagalaw” she said, recounting Alenor&#x27;s account.<div> </div><div>&#x27;MAMA, TULUNGAN MO AKO&#x27;</div>Then came another heartbreaking account.When the house collapsed, Jaiden Perry was trapped in another part of the structure.His mother could not see him.But she could hear him.“Ang kwento ng ate ko noong gumuho daw po yung bahay, hindi niya nakita si Jaiden pero naririnig niya daw po na &#x27;Mama, tulungan mo ako&#x27;,” Rebecca recounted.It was a desperate cry from a child trapped beneath the rubble—one his mother could hear but could not reach.<div><a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/news/regions/2026/8/10/baguio-landslide-death-toll-rises-to-8-2-still-missing-2302">Baguio landslide death toll rises to 8; 2 still missing </a></div>Rebecca’s cousin, Keziah Marie Bulatao, and her two-year-old daughter were also found locked in each other’s arms.Keziah was reportedly cooking with her young daughter when the landslide struck.Rebecca’s mother is now on her way home from Italy—but what awaits her in Baguio City is a devastating homecoming.Instead of being reunited with her family, she will return to mourn her husband, children, and grandchildren—all among those who perished in the deadly landslide.The remains of the victims are now lying in wake at the Cathedral of the Resurrection Chapel in Magsaysay, Baguio City.

For Rebecca Caluza, the hardest part is not the journey back to Baguio City—it is facing the heartbreaking reality that seven of her loved ones are gone.
They were buried alive when a massive landslide swept through their home in Guisad Surong.

For Rebecca Caluza, the hardest part is not the journey back to Baguio City—it is facing the heartbreaking reality that seven of her loved ones are gone. They were buried alive when a massive landslide swept through their home in Guisad Surong.

'Mama, tulungan mo ako': Family devastated as 7 members perish in Baguio landslide

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'Mama, tulungan mo ako': Family devastated as 7 members perish in Baguio landslide

Dennis Datu,

ABS-CBN News

Published August 11, 2026 03:35 PM PHT

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Updated August 11, 2026 04:33 PM PHT

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