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Karen De Guzman

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<p>MANILA — Two men were killed while another survived after a landslide buried an eatery in Shilan, La Trinidad, Benguet on Thursday morning.</p><p>According to the Benguet Police Provincial Office (PPO), the victims were cooks working inside the kitchen of a “bulaluhan” when a slope collapsed at around 8 a.m. following four straight days of continuous rain.</p><p>The incident was reported to authorities at around 9 a.m., prompting rescue teams and volunteers to conduct retrieval operations.</p><p>“One is alive, two is already dead on the spot. So at about 10:30, totally na-retrieve na ‘yung tatlo,” Benguet PPO provincial director PCol. Dionisio Bonoy said. </p><p>“‘Yung natabunan is bulaluhan ‘yun, kainan. So ‘yung mga naiwan doon is ‘yung mga cook, hindi siguro nakatakbo,” he added.</p><div class="twitter-tweet twitter-tweet-rendered" style="display:flex;max-width:550px;width:100%;margin-top:10px;margin-bottom:10px"><iframe id="twitter-widget-0" scrolling="no" frameBorder="0" allowtransparency="true" allowfullscreen="" style="position:static;visibility:visible;width:441px;height:562px;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=2085207089601982955&amp;lang=en&amp;origin=https%3A%2F%2Fod2-workbench-web.abs-cbn.com%2F%23%2Fworkspace%2Fmonitoring&amp;sessionId=bcb23f7e681b17846530f8db05dc18381f860a0d&amp;theme=light&amp;widgetsVersion=6a3ad42b224df%3A1778106238597&amp;width=550px" data-tweet-id="2085207089601982955"></iframe></div><script async="" src="https://platform.x.com/widgets.js" charSet="utf-8"></script><p>Authorities said the landslide occurred in an area that had not previously experienced a similar incident.</p><p>Bonoy explained that while the slope was not considered steep, the retaining wall could no longer withstand the weight of the soil after days of heavy rainfall.</p><p>“‘Parang may retaining wall siya pero hindi na kaya ng retaining wall ‘yung dami ng lupa na nag-slide. Diba ‘pag ang lupa naka-absorb ‘yan [ng tubig], pag napuno na, talagang mabigat na. At kung may height ‘yan, talagang itutulak,” Bonoy said. </p><p>“Hindi naman ganun kataasan ‘yun kaso lang may mga lupa sa taas pero medyo malayo. First time lang talaga nangyari sa area na ‘yun,” he added. </p><p>The lone survivor is undergoing treatment at a hospital. </p><p>Meanwhile, police have ordered residents living near the area to evacuate as a precaution against possible additional landslides while rains continue.   </p><p><a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/news/weather-traffic/2026/8/6/maymay-makes-landfall-over-ilocos-sur-may-weaken-while-crossing-northern-luzon-0729">Tropical depression Maymay and the habagat</a> are bringing heavy rains in vast swaths of the country on Thursday, state weather bureau PAGASA warned. </p><div><em>For more weather updates, visit the </em><a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/calamity-hub"><em><strong>ABS-CBN Calamity Hub.</strong></em></a></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/7DcyrGi8UwM?&amp;wmode=opaque&amp;rel=0" frameBorder="0" allowfullscreen="" class="fr-draggable"></iframe></span><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/BgUrZU9j8AU?&amp;wmode=opaque&amp;rel=0" frameBorder="0" allowfullscreen="" class="fr-draggable"></iframe></span><br style="caret-color:rgb(0, 0, 0);color:rgb(0, 0, 0)"/></div>

<p>Two men were killed while another survived after a landslide buried a “bulalo” shop in La Trinidad, Benguet on Thursday morning.</p>

Two men were killed while another survived after a landslide buried a “bulalo” shop in La Trinidad, Benguet on Thursday morning.

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Two dead in Benguet landslide

Karen De Guzman,

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Published August 06, 2026 11:45 AM PHT

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