00:00The government is already taking steps to make sure the effects of Pepito to areas within its path, as much as possible, are minimized.
00:08This early, the chief executive has already ordered that pre-emptive evacuations be conducted to make sure no residents are in harm's way once the water disturbance starts unleashing its fury.
00:20PTV's Claizel Pardilla has the full report.
00:24Even before making landfall, several areas in the country have already been placed under Signal No. 2 as they are expected to be in the path of Typhoon Pepito.
00:36The storm is predicted to intensify, bringing torrential rainfall and storm surge that could reach over 3 meters, almost the height of a two-story house.
00:48Regions close to the coast, particularly in Bicol, Quezon and Eastern Visayas, are expected to be the most impacted.
00:56President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. has expressed concern that storm will not only damage infrastructure but also pose a significant threat to the safety and lives of the people.
01:07We have to get them to the high ground. It's not enough to move them away from the sea. We have to get them to high ground.
01:15That's the only thing that we can do.
01:19President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. has ordered the rapid evacuation before disaster strikes.
01:25Tonight, the DILG will implement a mandatory evacuation in areas forecast to be affected by the storm surge.
01:33200,000 residents will be under pre-emptive evacuation. This will be followed by the deployment of police forces.
01:41People who live here are always afraid of being robbed. The DILG will help them so that they won't be robbed.
01:52Sir, mandatory meaning forced evacuation?
01:55Yes, they will be forced to evacuate even if they don't want to.
01:59The Department of National Defense has assured that the government has sufficient resources and machinery, whether air, sea or land, to respond to the impacts of the storm.
02:09The air lift capability for the search and rescue, relief goods, etc. seems to be ready. The air lift and the boats that carry relief goods.
02:27The Department of Social Welfare and Development has confirmed that more than a million relief goods are ready,
02:34with an additional million expected to be distributed to assist the storm's victims.
02:39Meanwhile, despite the damage to agriculture, President Marcos Jr. has assured the public that food supply remains adequate even after previous disasters.
