A massive crack cuts through the Davao-Bukidnon Road in Sitio Marahan, Barangay Marilog Proper, Davao City, revealing the extent of the landslide that struck on the night of July 17. The incident left 11 houses destroyed or partially damaged, according to the Davao City Social Welfare and Development Office. Photo from DPWH-11.
VALENCIA CITY, Bukidnon — What began as an ordinary drive home turned into a story of survival for Engr. Winnie Angit, planning and development coordinator of the local government of Kitaotao, Bukidnon, who unknowingly passed through the Marilog road section just minutes before a massive landslide struck on the evening of July 17.
Angit was driving home to Sinuda, Kitaotao, after an engagement in Davao City when he crossed Sitio Marahan, Barangay Marilog Proper—the same stretch of the Davao-Bukidnon Road that collapsed at around 7 p.m.
About 20 minutes after arriving home, he opened social media and learned about the landslide.
Article continues after this advertisement
