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Taal Volcano Island residents to be relocated to Ibaan town
Residents displaced from Taal Volcano Island, designated a permanent danger zone, will be relocated to Ibaan town in Batangas for their safety.
Batangas Vice Governor Mark Leviste stated that the 10,000 residents of Taal Volcano Island are the top priority for relocation.
Two facilities in Ibaan are being considered for the relocation, including a National Housing Authority site with approximately 1,000 houses.
A former drug rehabilitation center will serve as a temporary shelter for other evacuees.
The provincial government also aims to relocate residents from schools currently used as evacuation centers to allow classes to resume.
PHIVOLCS has downgraded Taal Volcano's alert status from Level 4 to Level 3, but residents within the seven-kilometer danger zone are still advised not to return home yet.
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