ANTIQUE – The provincial government is bracing for the possible effects of Super Typhoon “Mawar” and the southwesterly windflow.
In an advisory, the Provincial Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (PDRRMC) enjoined municipal and barangay disaster risk reduction and management councils and stakeholders to:
* closely monitor the development of the weather, warnings, and other advisories
* conduct Pre-Disaster Risk Assessment (PDRA) and Emergency Response Preparedness meeting to establish pre-disaster readiness and contingencies, including an inventory of response assets, identification of projected needs, the establishment of protocols and critical actions
* activate operation centers, response clusters, and incident management teams on heightened alert after PDRA has been conducted
* preposition emergency response resources and assets, as well as relief goods and medical supplies
* continuously inform and advise all communities of situation updates and preparedness actions of the localities
* collaborate with the Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT) on the establishment of a communication network and standby communication system.
* monitor areas showing signs of landslides, such as tension cracks, seepages, tilting of streets, etc.; monitor moderate slopes with thick soil overburden and areas underlain by old landslide deposits
* conduct pre-emptive evacuation if deemed necessary and avoid areas affected by repeated hazards
* submit regular situation reports, highlighting the current situation, a summary of damages, and response needs to the PDRRM Emergency Operations Center
* monitor the Paliwan River and provision of assistance to stranded commuters in the event of damage to the temporary bridge
Gov. Rhodora Cadiao also ordered the Provincial Social Welfare Department Office (PSWDO) and the Provincial Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Office (PDRRMO) to prepare relief goods.
According to Broderick G. Train, PDRRMO chief, the PSWDO has 1,000 family food packs containing five kilos of rice and canned goods each.
There is also a buffer stock of 220 sacks of rice and an additional 700 plastic packs with five kilos of rice each from the Office of the President, he added./PN
