68 Itogon families evacuate amid prolonged rains in Benguet

BAGUIO CITY – Sixty-eight families (351 people) have voluntarily evacuated their homes in the Benguet municipality of Itogon as prolonged rains from a succession of weather disturbances and the enhanced southwest monsoon raised safety concerns in several communities. As of Monday, a total of 227 families, or 874 individuals, have been affected by the continued