By Marciana Balusdan, PIKP Researcher The Alejo M. Pacalso Memorial National High school was used as an evacuation center for a total of 4,000 families from First Gate, Ucab, Itogon, Benguet, who were affected by the landslide during Typhoon Ompong. The school was used as an alternative shelter for the evacuees for eight days. Teachers reported for work to give …
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AMPMNHS TRANSFORMS INTO EVACUATION CENTER
By Anna Karla Himmiwat Alejo M. Pacalso Memorial National High School (AMPMNHS) is presently serving as evacuation center for the victims of the deadly landslide in Barangay Ucab, Itogon, triggered by supper typhoon Ompong (international name Mangkhut). The landslide buried an old bunkhouse of the Benguet Corporation where 40 – 50 people were staying, a chapel where evacuees took refuge …