Search Continues for Missing Benguet Resident

BAGUIO CITY — Search and rescue operations are underway for a man who has been missing since Sept. 3 in Barangay Sagubo, Kapangan, Benguet. The missing man was identified as Raul Aludos Juan, a resident of the barangay. His disappearance was reported to the Kapangan Municipal Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Office (MDRRMO) around noon on Sept. 5. Barangay officials and local volunteers immediately conducted an initial search but failed to locate Juan by evening. The municipal disaster office later activated its search and rescue team and coordinated with barangay officials, police and the Bureau of Fire Protection for operational briefings and continuing field operations. Authorities appealed to residents to report any information that could help locate Juan. They may contact the Kapangan MDRRM Office at 0919-533-6001, Kapangan police at 0998-598-7789, BFP at 0950-143-1993, or the Rural Health Unit at 0907-210-0468. /mcm