Rains cause flood, landslides in Baguio City

Some roads were flooded while others were blocked due to landslides as it continued to rain on Monday in Baguio City.

According to Saleema Refran's report on "24 Oras," motorists drove carefully as they traversed Marcos Highway due to the downpour. Some areas also had fog.

The Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) continued its clearing operations on rocks and soil that blocked the road.

Due to the heavy rain, motorists were stranded as the Naguilian Road in Barangay Irisan, Baguio City was flooded.

According to the Baguio City Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council, two families in Barangauy Irisa were evacuated due to a landslide.

There were some clearing operations of fallen trees that blocked the road.

Benguet has been under Signal No. 1 since Sunday due to Typhoon Julian.

The storm’s effect was felt in other parts of Luzon like Tarlac, where President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. went.

“Sabi sa akin, ang presidente aadvisan namin di na pupunta, kasi delikado ang panahon, delikado maghelicopter. Hindi na ho naghelicopter, nag eroplano papuntang Clark tapos nagbiyahe dito sa TPLEX, umabot dito,” Agrarian Reform Secretary Conrado Estrella III said.

(I was told to advise the president not to come because it is dangerous to ride a helicopter because of the weather. Instead, he rode an airplane to Clark and then traveled through TPLEX to come here.)

“Nabisto tayo doon sa mga biyahe natin. Akala niya siya lang ‘yung natatakot sa weather. Ako rin, hindi lang ako nagpapahalata pero nanginginig pa rin ‘yung laman ko,” Marcos said.

(Our travel was revealed. He thought he was the only one afraid of the weather. I also fear the weather but I do not make it obvious. I’m still shaking.)

Marcos led the distribution of land titles to almost 5,000 beneficiaries in Paniqui town before attending the inauguration of the first lithium battery manufacturing plant in the country in Capas town. 

The president, however, expressed concern over the effects of Julian as it may intensify into a super typhoon.

“Thousands of family food packs are now being prepared, healthcare centers are on high alert, and our farmers and fisherfolk are taking steps to safeguard their livelihoods," Marcos said.

"Typhoon Julian is going to pass north of the Philippines. So, those in Regions 1, 2, and 3 as well as NCR and CAR— know that we are not just talking about resilience. We are making it happen. Mag-intensify pa ito. So, we’ll have to watch until it’s finished,” he added.