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DILG, PNP to enforce mandatory evacuations in high-risk areas amid ‘Uwan’ threat
Local government units (LGUs) and the Philippine National Police (PNP) are authorized to enforce mandatory evacuations in high-risk areas if residents refuse to leave.
The Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) and PNP issued a joint statement reminding the public of this authority as Super Typhoon Uwan approaches.
Authorities are instructed to use all persuasive means to convince residents to move to safer ground, emphasizing that evacuation is for life protection.
Transportation, shelter, food, and medical aid must be ready for evacuees, with special attention to vulnerable groups.
As of Sunday afternoon, Super Typhoon Uwan was estimated to be 110 kilometers north of Daet, Camarines Norte, or 150 kilometers east-northeast of Infanta, Quezon.
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