Marcos orders agencies to activate for Tropical Depression Crising

President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. has ordered government agencies to implement proactive measures as Tropical Depression Crising is expected to intensify into a severe tropical storm by Saturday.

The National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (NDRRMC) declared a red alert status on Thursday, requiring duty officers from various agencies to render service at the operations center in Quezon City.

Technical staff from departments such as DOST-PAGASA, Department of Interior and Local Government, and others are conducting pre-disaster risk assessments at the President's directive.

The Department of Human Settlements and Urban Development (DHSUD) has alerted its regional offices to ensure readiness and timely response based on the President’s order for government agencies to monitor the effects of Tropical Storm Crising.

Undersecretary Henry Yap instructed DHSUD officials to activate monitoring and assistance units, convene with shelter clusters, and submit daily reports detailing affected areas, action taken, and requested support from central offices.

Crising is currently located 335 kilometers northeast of Viracanues with maximum sustained winds of up to 55 km/h and gustiness up to 70 km/h, moving west-northwestward at 30 km per hour.

The tropical depression may make landfall over mainland Cagayan by Friday evening to Saturday morning and is expected to further intensify into a severe tropical storm on Saturday.