SUMMARY REPORT - MGB Region III

17. Palayan City
• Updating of the 2005 Hazard Map (UNDP 2005)
• Barangay locations are included in the geohazard database.
• Landslide and flooding hazards are present in the city.
• Barangays with susceptibility to flooding are influenced by the Pampanga River
and creeks traversing the barangays. There are generally low lying portions with
moderate to high susceptibility to flooding.
• The mountainous areas have moderate to high susceptibility to landslides.
18. Municipality of Pantabangan
• There are three (3) barangays with low landslide susceptibility (East Poblacion,
Malbang and Fatima).
• There are three (3) barangays with low to moderate landslide susceptibility
especially along the highway and road shoulders (BLISS-San Juan, Naponnapon
and Conversion).
• There is one (1) barangay with moderate to high landslide susceptibility. There
are indications of old landslides in the barangay (Marikit).
• Active riverbank erosion is observed in three (3) barangays (Fatima, Cambitala
and BLISS-San Juan).
• There are two (2) barangays with portions susceptible to moderate to high level
floods. These barangays are located near active creeks/river and with portions
that are located in generally low-lying areas. (Ganduz and Cadaclan).
19. Municipality of Peñaranda
• In terms of landslide susceptibility, no barangays in Peñaranda have the potential
for landslide occurrence.
• Active riverbank erosion is observed in seven (7) barangays (Callos, San Josef,
Sinasajan, Las Piñas, Sto. Tomas, Poblacion 3 and Poblacion 4).
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