Published: 9:41 p.m., Oct. 5, 2018 | Updated: 12:57 a.m., Oct. 6, 2018TAGBILARAN CITY, Bohol — Two men were buried in a landslide on Monday afternoon as they were quarrying for limestone in Barangay Candabong, Anda town, authorities said. The Anda Municipal Police Station identified the two men as Valeriano Galeya and Ariel Abac, both residents of Barangay Candabong in Anda town. Galeya and Abac were quarrying limestone at 4:45 p.m. on Monday when they didn’t notice the falling debris from the shallow portion of the side of the mountain. A driver of a mini-dump truck told police that when the landslide hit, the two failed to run for safety. The mountain in Candabong was a known quarry site for limestone and the area is one of those identified as landslide prone.

Source: Philippine Daily Inquirer March 05, 2018 13:42 UTC