TUGUEGARAO CITY—The Office of the Civil Defense (OCD) has placed Cagayan Valley on blue code alert starting Monday, July 5, as Tropical Depression “Emong” accelerates towards extreme northern Luzon.
The blue alert means half of the staff of government agencies involved in disaster preparation would be on standby for any emergencies.
Harold Cabreros, director of OCD in Cagayan Valley, said they initiated a pre-disaster risk assessment with concerned government agencies.
Cabreros said they have alerted the local disaster risk reduction and management offices of the local government units and the regional disaster councils.
Residents in the coastal towns of Palanan, Divilacan,…
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