MANILA, Philippines—After the explosion of Taal Volcano in 2020, the government said it has plans to relocate residents in high-risk areas to “prepare for the worst”.
Cabinet Secretary Karlo Nograles said around that time that with the volcano’s “phreatomagmatic eruption,” the government will relocate families residing in communities that have felt the effects of the explosion.
“Basically, we’re preparing for the worst. We anticipate everything,” Nograles said in mixed English and Filipino.
“So, the way the government works is we try to anticipate everything, create contingency measures, whatever contingencies may come,” he said.
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