Muntinlupa Mayor Ruffy Biazon advised residents to be vigilant as another weather disturbance entered the Philippines.
The Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration announced on Oct. 31 that tropical depression “Queenie” has entered the Philippine area of responsibility .“At 5:00 AM today, the center of the Tropical Depression near Palau entered the Philippine Area of Responsibility and was named #QueeniePH. Tropical Cyclone Bulletins will be issued beginning at 11:00 AM today,” PAGASA posted on its Facebook page.
The entry of “Queenie” came as tropical storm “Paeng” is still in the Philippine area of responsibility. “Pumasok na sa Philippine Area of Responsibility si #QueeniePH. Tututukan po natin yan para po sa nararapat na paghahanda ,” Biazon said. He added, “Hinihikayat ko na maging mapagmatyag ang mga Muntinlupeño. Hindi tulad noong mga unang panahon, ngayon ay available na sa ordinaryong mamamayan ang mga impormasyon na makakatulong sa atin maghanda sa bagyo .”“Pag-aralan at unawain ang mga impormasyon kung paano nabubuo, kumikilos at epekto ng bagyo. Yung may kaalaman nakakaligtas sa kapahamakan ,” he said.
As of 8 p.m. of Oct. 30, there are 659 families or 2,945 individuals who are in evacuation centers in Muntinlupa, according to the Muntinlupa City Department of Disaster Resilience and Management.