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MALAYBALAY CITY (MindaNews / October 30) – About 35 of Bukidnon’s 464 barangays have been identified to be “highly prone” to landslides, according to the geological hazard assessment of the Mines and Geosciences Bureau (MGB).
The list was extracted from the MGB’s geo-hazard report of 20 towns and two cities in the province, which Marino Uncad, MGB 10 supervising geologist, presented to the Provincial Disaster Coordinating Council (PPDC) meeting on October 29.
Quezon town has the most number of highly-susceptible areas to landslides, with five barangays. It is followed by Impasugong, Valencia and Kibawe, with four each. Included in the list is Kibawe’s Barangay Magsaysay, which the MGB said already showed submerging land
levels and land cracks.
Under the MGB's geo-hazard assessment, barangays are considered highly susceptible to landslide if there is “presence of active and/ or recent landslides”, “presence of numerous and large tension cracks that would directly affect the community,” “areas with drainages that
are prone to landslides damming,” and “steep slopes”.
The barangays assessed to have “high”, “moderate to high” and with puroks identified to have high ratings are as follows:
Barangays Freedom and Jasaan in Cabanglasan; Bontongon, Dumalaguing, Guihean, and Sayawan in Impasugong; Barorawon (Purok 8,9) and Malinao in Kalilangan; Cagawasan, Magsaysay, Sampaguita, and Kisawa (Purok Patag) in Kibawe; Metebugao and Kitubo (Puroks 2,5,9) in Kitaotao; Maligaya (Purok 4), Busdi (Bendum and Mahawan), Can-ayan (outside
barangay proper referring to nine sitios), Kibalabag (Puroks 2,3,4,5), and San Martin (Purok 1 and 5); Mindagat, Omagling, and Siloo in Malitbog; Ticala and Maluko (Palaopao) in Manolo Fortich; Pigtauranan and Portulin in Pangantucan; San Roque, Magsaysay, Lipa, Minsamongan,
and Palacapao in Quezon town; Sto. Domingo (formerly Bugca) in San Fernando; and Banlag, Concepcion, Lumbayao; and Vintar (Puroks 9, 10) in Valencia City.
Geo-hazard mapping is a government project to evaluate the susceptibility of barangays to landslide, flood, seismic hazard, and other related geologic hazards.
Uncad said that the map would be used “to inform and educate the local residents of the potential geo-hazard risks in the community. The map would also be useful for the local government unit in their land use planning”.
He said Bukidnon’s top disaster problems are landslides and flashfloods.
He said though, that the report is still incomplete.
Members of the Sangguniang Panlalawigan, who earlier told Uncad that they were irked by the incomplete report, has asked him to give a complete report in two months. (Walter I. Balane / MindaNews) |
