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MANILA, Philippines – The National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (NDRRMC) is not taking Typhoon Butchoy (Nepartak) lightly even if the tropical cyclone is predicted not to make landfall.
Typhoon Butchoy entered the Philippine Area of Responsibility (PAR) at 2 pm on Tuesday, July 5. It then intensified on Tuesday night.
As of 5 pm on Tuesday, NDRRMC chief Undersecretary Ricardo Jalad said that disaster preparedness and response agencies had alerted local government units (LGUs) in affected areas to take appropriate steps.
“As actions taken, DSWD (Department of Social Work and Development) has activated its response cluster for those affected regions. DILG (Department of the Interior and Local Government) sent out directives for those affected, activating Oplan Listo,” Jalad said.
Oplan Listo (Operation Plan Alert) uses a disaster preparedness manual that provides mayors and other local government disaster management agencies a checklist that enumerates what should be done before, during, and after typhoons.
The manual includes flowcharts that correspond to 3 phases of critical preparedness actions: Alpha, Bravo, and Charlie. It also provides a checklist of minimum actions that mayors and local disaster managers are expected to undertake.
As of Monday night, July 4, at least 10 regions had been placed under Alpha Alert, according to Director Allan Tabell, chief of the DILG Central Office Disaster Information Coordinating Center (CODIX).
Alpha Alert means that mayors should have at least issued necessary directives, convened Local Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Councils (LDRRMCs), and prepared administrative and logistical support.
The regions under Alpha Alert are the following:
- Ilocos
- Cordillera Administrative Region
- Cagayan Valley
- Central Luzon
- Calabarzon
- Mimaropa
- Bicol
- Western Visayas
- Negros Island
- National Capital Region
The 1991 Local Government Code and the Philippine Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Act of 2010 mandate local government units to be at the frontline of emergency measures during disasters.
The NDRRMC, Jalad said, will conduct another pre-disaster risk assessment (PDRA) early Wednesday afternoon, July 6. – Rappler.com
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