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<p>MANILA -- Residents living near the site of the deadly landslide in Barangay Guisad Surong, Baguio City, will no longer be allowed to return as the local government shifts its focus to relief and recovery efforts for families affected by the disaster that claimed 10 lives.</p><p>Baguio City Mayor Benjamin Magalong said the landslide site, particularly the ground zero area, will be declared a no-build zone after engineers found signs that the soil remains unstable and unsafe for habitation.&nbsp;</p><p>&ldquo;We will going to declare yung site mismo ,yung ground zero &nbsp;as no build zone,&rdquo; Magalong said.</p><div><a class="fr-green" href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/news/weather-traffic/2026/8/10/habagat-dumps-weeks-worth-of-rain-in-several-areas-luzon-dams-record-gains-1404"><strong>Habagat dumps weeks&rsquo; worth of rain in several areas; Luzon dams record gains</strong></a></div><p>&ldquo;Pinaakyat ko ang mga engineers namin at nakita nga na may mga stress na yung soil, may stress signs na yun soil&rdquo; he added.&nbsp;</p><p>Magalong earlier disclosed that a landslide had also occurred in the area in the 1970s, just beside the site where Sunday&rsquo;s deadly landslide struck.</p><p>With residents prohibited from returning to the disaster site, the city government will temporarily find rental homes for affected families while working on a permanent relocation site.&nbsp;</p><p>The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) will shoulder the rental costs.</p><p>Magalong said he had coordinated with DSWD Secretary Rex Gatchalian to secure rental assistance for the displaced families.</p><p>&ldquo;Nag-usap kami ni secretary at bibigyan ng rental funds &nbsp;yung mga nadisplaced na families,&rdquo; Magalong said.</p><div><a class="fr-green" href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/news/weather-traffic/2026/8/10/monsoon-rains-to-persist-as-habagat-prevails-over-luzon-western-visayas-0708"><strong>Monsoon rains to persist as Habagat prevails over Luzon, Western Visayas</strong></a></div><p>Gatchalian said the DSWD can provide ₱10,000 in monthly rental assistance for a period of three to six months, while long-term socialized housing is being arranged.</p><p>&ldquo;We will extend rental assistance , part yan ng menu ng services ng DSWD &nbsp;para pwede muna silang umupa .we are looking at &nbsp;3 months to 6 months &nbsp;habana inaayos yun pangmatagalan na socialize housing &nbsp;na inaarrange para sa manila&rdquo; Gatchalian said.</p><p>More than 20 families affected by the Guisad Surong landslide are currently staying temporarily at the Baguio International Academy. &nbsp;</p><div>&nbsp;&nbsp;</div><div><strong>RELATED VIDEO:</strong></div><div><span class="fr-video fr-deletable fr-fvc fr-dvb fr-draggable" contenteditable="false" draggable="true"><iframe width="640" height="360" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/Bb7HqgP0VTU?autoplay=1&wmode=opaque&rel=0" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen="" class="fr-draggable"></iframe></span><br></div>

<p>Residents living near the site of the deadly landslide in Barangay Guisad Surong, Baguio City, will no longer be allowed to return as the local government shifts its focus to relief and recovery efforts for families affected by the disaster that claimed 10 lives.</p>

Residents living near the site of the deadly landslide in Barangay Guisad Surong, Baguio City, will no longer be allowed to return as the local government shifts its focus to relief and recovery efforts for families affected by the disaster that claimed 10 lives.

Baguio landslide site to be declared no-build zone; displaced families to get rental aid

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Baguio landslide site to be declared no-build zone; displaced families to get rental aid

Dennis Datu,

ABS-CBN News

Published August 12, 2026 04:19 PM PHT

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