SEARCH CONTINUES. A six-member response team from the Provincial Government of Mountain Province has joined the continuing search. —Photo courtesy of Mountain Province DRRM Office
BAGUIO CITY, Philippines — Search, rescue and retrieval operations continued Tuesday for 17-year-old Sophia Magalgalit Oria of Barangay Demang, Sagada, Mountain Province, who was reported missing at around 1 a.m. on Aug. 9.
The search operation has involved personnel from the Sagada Municipal Police Station, the Mountain Province Police Provincial Office and other responders.
On Monday, Aug. 10, a total of 17 teams composed of 106 personnel were mobilized to search several areas in Sagada, according to the Municipality of Sagada. However, the teams were ordered to pull out because of inclement weather conditions to ensure their safety.
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