Albay's governor and the mayors agree that that their future response efforts will be based on data-driven and science-based criteria.
ALBAY, Philippines – Hundreds of families from areas outside the six-kilometer danger zone of Mayon volcano began leaving evacuation camps barely a week after Albay Governor Edcel Greco “Grex” Lagman ordered their decampment.
Nevertheless, the government would consider those who left the evacuation centers economically-displaced and eligible for aid, according to Lagman.and Joseling Aguas of Santo Domingo to discuss the ballooning number of families from outside the danger zone seeking temporary shelters. Garcia had earlier refused to comply with Lagman’s directive, arguing that he believed the families outside the six-kilometer radius danger zone were still at risk because their communities were surrounded by two large gullies of the volcano. He reiterated his position during the Wednesday meeting with Lagman.
Lagman acknowledged that the residents the Guinobatan town government evacuated were “exposed to real danger.” Lagman and the mayors reached an agreement that those who voluntarily left the evacuation centers would still be considered “evacuees,” granting them access to the government’s aid program for families displaced due to the threat posed by Mayon volcano.
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