The emergency preparedness and response (EPR) protocols of the NDRRMC have been activated in different parts of the country as the government prepared for the direct impact of Typhoon Betty (international name Mawar).
THE emergency preparedness and response protocols of the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council have been activated in different parts of the country as the government prepared for the direct impact of Typhoon Betty .
“We have already identified and activated appropriate emergency preparedness and response protocols in different regions to be affected by the weather disturbance,” OCD Administrator and NDRRMC Executive Director Undersecretary Ariel F. Nepomuceno said. The protocols were adopted as the state weather bureau PAGASA reported Betty’s continued deceleration on Sunday as it moved westward within the country’s area of responsibility, although at least dozen provinces in Northern Luzon still remained under Storm Signal Number-1.
Alejandro said a total of 1,679 teams from the Armed Forces of the Philippines, Philippine National Police, Bureau of Fire Protection and Philippine Coast Guard are already on standby for search, rescue and retrieval operations.
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