LEGAZPI CITY — The number of evacuees in Catanduanes rose to 5,109 families or 19,119 persons due to the threat of Typhoon Bising (international name Surigae).
Roberto Monterola, chief of Emergency Operations Center of the province, said as of 6 p.m., at least 112 families or 366 people were evacuated in Bagamanoc; 861 families or 3,052 people in Baras; 52 families or 230 people in Bato; 31 families or 119 people in Caramoran; 508 families or 2,002 people in Gigmoto; 32 families or 157 people in Pandan; and 200 families or 760 people in Panganiban.
In San Andres, 67 families or 247 people were also evacuated; 629 families or 2,775 people in San Miguel; 15 families or 69 people in …
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