WATCH: Taal Volcano evacuees arrive in Dasmariñas, Cavite

JC Gotinga

This is AI generated summarization, which may have errors. For context, always refer to the full article.

WATCH: Taal Volcano evacuees arrive in Dasmariñas, Cavite

Rappler

Cavite province takes in some 15,000 evacuees from neighboring Batangas, and allots P15 million in calamity funds to assist them

CAVITE, Philippines – More than 1,100 evacuees from Batangas arrived in Dasmariñas, Cavite, on Thursday, January 16, as the threat of an imminent explosive eruption of Taal Volcano remained over both provinces.

There are about 15,000 evacuees from Batangas being accommodated in evacuation centers in the province of Cavite: in the town of Alfonso and the cities of Tagaytay and Dasmariñas.

The Cavite provincial government declared a state of calamity on Wednesday, January 15, and allotted P15 million in calamity funds for these evacuees. – Rappler.com

Add a comment

Sort by

There are no comments yet. Add your comment to start the conversation.

Summarize this article with AI

How does this make you feel?

Loading
Download the Rappler App!
Avatar photo

author

JC Gotinga

JC Gotinga often reports about the West Philippine Sea, the communist insurgency, and terrorism as he covers national defense and security for Rappler. He enjoys telling stories about his hometown, Pasig City. JC has worked with Al Jazeera, CNN Philippines, News5, and CBN Asia.