{"id":273518,"date":"2020-10-30T06:24:09","date_gmt":"2020-10-30T10:24:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/?p=273518"},"modified":"2020-10-30T06:24:09","modified_gmt":"2020-10-30T10:24:09","slug":"dilg-to-lgus-brace-for-rolly","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/2020\/10\/30\/dilg-to-lgus-brace-for-rolly\/","title":{"rendered":"DILG to LGUs: Brace for \u2018Rolly\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"
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FILE: Interior Secretary Eduardo A\u00f1o on Friday (Oct. 11, 2019) (PNA photo by Joey O. Razon)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

MANILA \u2013 The Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) on Friday urged local government units to heighten their disaster preparedness efforts ahead of the onslaught of Typhoon \u201cRolly\u201d.<\/p>\n

\u201cHindi na kailangan aantayin mo yung bagyo bago mag<\/em>-evacuate\u00a0lalo na sa mga<\/em>\u00a0low-lying areas\u00a0sa<\/em>\u00a0eastern seaboards\u00a0natin<\/em>\u00a0(There is no need to wait for the typhoon before implementing evacuation especially in low-lying areas in our eastern seaboards),\u2019\u2019 Interior Secretary Eduardo A\u00f1o said in a radio interview.<\/p>\n

Citing the importance of full preparedness, A\u00f1o said the damage to properties can be repaired but lost lives can never be revived.<\/p>\n

\u201cImportante talaga<\/em>\u00a0safety\u00a0muna yung mga kababayan natin. Yung puwedeng tamaan ng<\/em>\u00a0typhoon surge\u00a0at pagbaha,<\/em>\u00a0landslide at erosion, safe\u00a0dapat muna sila<\/em>\u00a0from those.\u00a0‘Yung mga<\/em>\u00a0property\u00a0wala tayo magagawa diyan, talagang sisirain yan ng bagyo pero kaya naman ma<\/em>-repair (The safety of the public is of primary importance. Those who will be affected by the typhoon surge, flooding, landslide, and erosion should be safe first. Properties will surely be destroyed by the typhoon and we cannot do anything but we can still repair them),\u2019\u2019 he added.<\/p>\n

He also assured the LGUs that the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) has built separate evacuation centers and quarantine facilities for Covid-19 patients to allay fears of the spread of the virus.<\/p>\n

A\u00f1o noted that empty quarantine facilities may be used to temporarily house the evacuees.<\/p>\n

\u201cAng mga eskwelahan puwede natin magamit,<\/em>\u00a0provincial gymnasium\u00a0puwede rin natin magamit pero higit diyan nakapag-<\/em>prepare\u00a0naman tayo<\/em>\u00a0(We can utilize the schools, We can also use provincial gymnasiums but what is important is our preparation (for disasters),\u2019\u2019 A\u00f1o noted.<\/p>\n

He said the country has regional and provincial evacuation centers that were built specifically for disaster safety purposes.<\/p>\n

With the blended learning scheme imposed in the pandemic, A\u00f1o said more schools are available for the evacuees.<\/p>\n

He added that the Department of Education (DepEd) has been amenable to this set-up since this is part of the joint memorandum agreement among the DILG, DepEd and the Department of Health (DOH).<\/p>\n

A\u00f1o said the relief goods are already \u201cpre-positioned\u201d with the mayors and governors on stand-by.<\/p>\n

He said it is a grave offense for the mayors and governors to be absent in their respective jurisdictions during calamities as this is strictly specified under the agency\u2019s Operation: Listo.<\/p>\n

Last year, the DILG presented the revised manual for LGUs or the Operation LISTO Manual, which contains preparedness action plans in dealing with the impact of weather disturbances on the country.<\/p>\n

DILG spokesperson and Undersecretary Jonathan Malaya said the LISTO manual version 3 contains not only the checklist of mayors, DILG field officers, chiefs of police, fire marshals but also provides authority to local chief executives to undertake preemptive or mandatory evacuation when necessary and other measures on preparedness and response that LGUs must undertake depending on the alert levels.<\/p>\n

The DILG, through its Local Government Academy, has developed Operation LISTO, a national advocacy program for disaster preparedness and disaster risk management at the local level, which advocates disaster readiness not just of the LGUs, but also of the communities and families at the household levels.<\/p>\n

In its latest weather bulletin, the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) said Rolly, packing maximum winds of up to 165 km. per hour (kph) and gustiness of up to 205 kph, is expected to further intensify before hitting the Aurora-Quezon area by Sunday or Monday.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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