Manila Bulletin
OCD-Western Visayas vows to assert six-kilometer Kanlaon PDZ
The Office of Civil Defense (OCD) is preparing "Plan Exodus" for the potential evacuation of residents near Mt. Kanlaon.
OCD-Western Visayas Regional Director Raul Fernandez vowed to strictly uphold the six-kilometer Permanent Danger Zone (PDZ) around the volcano.
Discussions for relocation sites have been ongoing since September last year.
The OCD is also strategizing for the systematic transportation of residents should Alert Level 4 be raised.
Approximately 4,000 evacuees living outside the PDZ in Bago City and La Castellana are expected to return home, with their movement being carefully monitored.
The return of evacuees outside the PDZ has already started in Barangay Ilijan, Bago City, and Barangay Sag-ang, La Castellana.
Alert Level 3 remains in effect over Kanlaon Volcano.
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The Office of Civil Defense (OCD) is urging local government units (LGUs) in Bago and La Castellana to reconsider allowing over 4,000 evacuees to return home near Kanlaon Volcano.
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The provincial government of Negros Occidental is considering relocating residents from the four-kilometer Permanent Danger Zone (PDZ) of Kanlaon Volcano.
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The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) in Central Visayas is preparing relief supplies and evacuation centers for residents near Mt. Kanlaon as part of "Oplan Exodus."
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The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) maintained Alert Level 3 for Kanlaon Volcano following an explosive eruption on December 9 and subsequent events.
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The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (PHIVOLCS) recorded 37 volcanic earthquakes at Kanlaon Volcano between Sunday and Monday midnight.
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