The death toll in twin landslides that hit Compostela Valley rose to 13 after rescuers found four more bodies under the rubble in Masara village, Maco town.

Anthony Golez, spokesman of the National Disaster Coordinating Council (NDCC), said 10 residents remain missing after landslides hit Maco town over the weekend. Twenty-four people were injured in the incident, Golez added.

He said disaster officials are already on site to determine if continuous rains will cause more landslides in the area. He said health and social welfare department representatives are taking care of evacuees in various government centers.

“Hopefully soon once they are already in stable condition, particularly the community, they may now move on to rehabilitation phase, which is they have to make sure that another safe location must be identified in order to build houses far from any risk or hazard areas,” he said.

A radio dzMM report earlier identified 11 of the fatalities as Esteban Mahilit, 59; Ma. Christine Labor, 4; Ma. Teresa Labor, 1; Rosemarie Labor, 28; Harold Sanchez, 53; Evelyn Sellano, 8; Aaron Cristine Perando, 9; Alias "Kristel," 9; Cordesito Magnanao, Magamayo (security guard); and Jovencio Anggera, the local village official.

Anggera's 18-year-old daughter, a local radio showbiz reporter, is among those who remain missing.

Dr. Renato Basañes, provincial health officer in the province, said the death toll could rise as more people remain unaccounted for after landslides buried about 45 makeshift houses in Barangay Masara.

Heavy monsoon rains over the past three days triggered two landslides -- one on Saturday and another before dawn on Sunday.

Army Major Rolando Rodil, whose team was the first unit to respond, said they were woken up by the second, pre-dawn landslide. "There was a very loud sound, and the earth shook. We were roused from our sleep," he said.

Air Force helicopters have been dispatched to help evacuate the injured, while Philippine Red Cross teams were rushing medics to the area.

Last year, 10 people died in a rain-triggered landslide in the same area. The Mines and Geo-Sciences Bureau, a government agency, had warned of more landslides after that incident.

In February 2006, a landslide buried the entire village of Guinsaugon in the central island of Leyte, killing more than 1,000 people. With a report from radio dzMM