Disaster managers ordered on Sunday a preemptive evacuation of residents living in highly susceptible areas in Cagayan Valley even after Betty (international name: Mawar) was downgraded from super typhoon to typhoon. | abbyboiserinq FMangosingINQ /PDI
Emergency preparedness and response protocols were also activated in several parts of the country. Equipment for emergency telecommunications and transportation assets were also placed on standby, it said.More than 1,600 troops from the Armed Forces of the Philippines, Philippine National Police, Philippine Coast Guard, and Bureau of Fire Protection were also standing by for possible disaster response.
The Philippine Army said its 5th Infantry Division in Isabela has discussed with the NDRRMC the prepositioning of water filtration units “in key areas” of Cagayan Valley.
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