Manila Bulletin
DILG to locals execs in areas affected by Taal’s eruption: Be physically present
Interior Secretary Eduardo Año directed local government units (LGUs) in affected regions to be physically present and assist constituents impacted by the Taal Volcano eruption.
LGUs were instructed to convene their disaster risk reduction and management councils and activate operations centers and incident management teams.
Mandatory evacuation is being implemented in directly affected areas, with the Philippine National Police (PNP) on full disaster response status and mobilizing all its search and rescue assets.
The Bureau of Fire Protection (BFP) is also assisting in the evacuation efforts.
The public is appealed to donate essential supplies such as clean drinking water, food, medicines, tents, mats, and blankets for evacuees.
The alert level of Taal Volcano was raised to Alert Level 4, indicating a hazardous eruption is possible within hours to days.
At least 7,000 individuals in Calabarzon are currently staying in evacuation centers.
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