Bicol has been placed under blue alert status on orders of the Regional Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (RDRRMC) Emergency Operations Center (EOC) in anticipation of a low pressure area (LPA) expected to hit Region 5 this weekend.
The order issued by Bicol RDRRMC chairman and Office of Civil Defense regional director Claudio Yucot enjoined all provincial, municipal, city RRDMC’s and response agencies to prepare for the moderate to intense rains that might be experienced in some parts of the region during the weekend.
Yucot instructed all provincial and Local DRRMCs to closely monitor the effects of the weather disturbance in their areas of responsibility, and provide immediate updates for the EOC.
Yucot also told the response agencies to activate their operational plan in case a gale warning is raised by the weather bureau.
Land travels to Visayas and Mindanao and to island provinces of Masbate and Catanduanes were suspended to ward off untoward incidents.