THE CHERRY HILLS LANDSLIDE TRAGEDY

The tragic loss of 58 lives in the Cherry Hills landslide attracted a lot of Philippine & International media attention and with it a lot of speculations and rumors as to what caused the slide. Several professional organizations and government agencies were also involved in the various studies and investigations to understand what really happened. This report summarizes and documents the work of the committee, including the methodologies and tools employed in reconstructing the conditions before and after the landslide, its findings and conclusions. This paper summarizes the collective independent findings and conclusions of the authors.