Godliness

A landslide is described as an outward and downward slope movement of an abundance of slope-forming materials including rock, soil, artificial or even a combination of these things. It occurs in variety of environments, characterized from mountain ranges to coastal cliffs. Gravity is the primary driving force for a landslide to occur, but there are factors affecting slope stability which produce specific conditions that make a slope prone to failure. In many cases, the landslide is triggered by a specific event such as heavy rainfall, an earthquake, a slope cut to build a road and many others.             Landslides are not uncommon in the Philippines. In mountainous areas, heavy rainfall has often triggered landslides in the past. Last September 2018, a heavy monsoon rains caused a landslide in Naga City, Cebu affecting at least two Barangays. Limestone and soil on the mountainside softened due to the rain, and it collapsed o...