LANDSLIDES IN THE

PHILIPPINES
Week 8
DO YOU STILL REMEMBER CHERRY
HILLS SUBD?
 WHAT IS LANDSLIDE
• A landslide is the mass movement of rock,
soil, and debris down a slope due to gravity. It
occurs when the driving force is greater than
the resisting force. It is a natural process that
occurs in steep slopes. The movement may
range from very slow to rapid. It can affect
areas both near and far from the source.
 Landslide materials may include:

•Soil
•Debris
•Rock
•Garbage
 Natural triggers
•Intense rainfall
•Weathering of rocks
•Ground vibrations created during
earthquakes
•Volcanic activity
•Man-made triggers
•Steep Slopes
•Weakening of slope material
•Weathering of rocks
•Overloading on the slope
MOVEMENT CAN OCCUR IN MANY WAYS. IT CAN
BE A FALL, TOPPLE, SLIDE, SPREAD, OR FLOW.

FALL TOPPLE
 MOVEMENT CAN OCCUR IN MANY WAYS. IT
CAN BE A FALL, TOPPLE, SLIDE, SPREAD, OR
FLOW.

SPREAD OR FLOW
SLIDE
• An entire mountainside collapses on the village of Guinsaugon on
the central island of Leyte on February 17, 2006, killing 1,126.
 ROCKSLIDE-DEBRIS AVALANCHE, BRGY.
GUINSAUGON, ST. BERNARD, SOUTHERN LEYTE,
FEBRUARY 2006
 RAIN-INDUCED LANDSLIDE, PANAON
ISLAND, SOUTHERN LEYTE, DECEMBER 2003
 EARTHQUAKE-INDUCED ROCKSLIDE, BRGY.
CONALUM, ARGAO, CEBU,
OCTOBER 2013 – M 7.2 BOHOL EARTHQUAKE
 SOLID-WASTE SLIDE, BRGY. PAYATAS,
QUEZON CITY, METRO MANILA, JULY 2000
WHAT CAN BE DONE TO MINIMIZE
LANDSLIDE RISKS?
PUBLIC INFORMATION
 ENGINEERING INTERVENTION MEASURES OR
SLOPE PROTECTION MEASURES
Benching, Brgy. Puguis, La Trinidad, Benguet
RETAINING WALL, BRGY. EASTERN
POBLACION, PORO, CEBU
RIPRAP, BALUT ISLAND, SARANGANI, DAVAO
OCCIDENTAL
GABION WALLS
SHOTCRETE
DRAINAGE
EROSION-CONTROL, COCONET BIO-
ENGINEERING
EROSION-CONTROL, VETIVER GRASS
 DYNASLOPE
• The Dynaslope Project is a research program developing an
early warning system for deep-seated and catastrophic
landslides, through landslide sensor technology and
community participation in the Philippines.
• Formerly called "DEWS-L" and "DRMS", the Dynaslope Project
began in the University of the Philippines Diliman and was
funded by the Department of Science and Technology.
Today, it is being implemented by the Philippine Institute of
Volcanology and Seismology in 50 sites around the country.