KIBUNGAN, Benguet – A coupled die while their son was injured after their concrete bungalo house was buried by a landslide during the height of the monsoon rains at Tagpaya, Madaymen, here, Saturday.
Police authorities identified the fatalities as Florentino Ligaten, 49, and Cristina Ligaten, 45, both residents of Tagpaya, Madaymen, Kibungan, Benguet while their injured son was named as Clifford Ligaten.
Initial police investigation showed that the Ligaten family was inside their residence when the landslide incident transpired and buried their existing structure.
The couple reportedly died on the spot while their son was rushed to the Atok District Hospital for medical treatment where he was declared in stable condition.
Their landslide was allegedly triggered by the continues monsoon rains that prevailed upon the region for over three weeks this month.
By Dexter A. See