CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY (MindaNews/11 July 2026)—Heavy monsoon rains forced engineers and personnel from the Department of Public Works and Highways Region 10 (DPWH-10) to suspend clearing operations along the San Fernando–Talaingod Highway on Friday, 10 July. DPWH-10 Public Affairs Officer-in-Charge Jaymaica Maraguinot said another landslide forced the suspension due to safety concerns as crews were clearing an estimated 80,000 cubic meters of mud and debris that buried two-thirds of the highway expansion.
“They had to stop clearing operations due to the hazards of falling trees and mud when the landslide occurred around 8 a.m. on Friday,” Maraguinot told MindaNews over the phone. She added that operations will resume once the weather improves, advising motorists to use the Bukidnon–Davao Road (Buda) in Quezon, Bukidnon, as an alternative route.
On Wednesday, heavy rains from the enhanced southwest monsoon triggered a massive landslide that buried a four-lane highway expansion in Sitio Balacayo, Barangay Kalagangan, San Fernando, Bukidnon. The project aims to improve traffic between San Fernando, Bukidnon, and Talaingod, Davao del Norte. (Froilan Gallardo/MindaNews)
(Photo caption: A section of the Kapalong–Talaingod–Valencia (KTV) Road in Sitio Balacayo, Barangay Kalagangan, San Fernando, Bukidnon. Photo courtesy of DPWH-10 Regional Public Affairs and Information Office)
