As of 7 p.m. Saturday, 3,007 families or about 10,752 individuals were already moved to evacuation centers due to Mayon's unrest, the Albay Provincial Police Office says.
The local government of Albay plans to move out this weekend over 10,000 families or 40,000 locals living inside the danger zone of the erupting Mayon Volcano.
This covers villages in Camalig, Daraga, Guinobatan, Legazpi, Ligao, Malilipot, Sto. Domingo, and Tabaco.preemptive evacuation effortsDuring the briefing, Lagman also told mayors that the province has put up evacuation sites for farmers' livestock. Agriculture is the main industry of Albay, with farmers also planting crops within the danger zones.
Meanwhile, President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. also called on residents to comply with the orders of the local government unit for their safety. Social Welfare Secretary Rex Gatchalian also visited the province and joined the briefing to get updates. "Fair crater glow or 'banaag' and incandescent rockfall shed from new fluidal lava at the summit of Mayon Volcano was also observed last night," the agency said in a Saturday report.
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