00:00Forewarned is forearmed. Thus, President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. is putting all concerned government agencies and local government units in the pathway of Crising and elsewhere on heightened notice well before she hits Philippine terra firma.
00:15In particular, he wants pre-calamity evaluation reports and all emergency operations set in motion as our Kenneth Paciente fills us in with more.
00:24President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. is closely monitoring the country's preparedness amid the threat posed by Tropical Depression Crising.
00:33According to Malacanang, the President has issued directives to various government agencies ordering them to remain alert.
00:39Among the President's instructions is the conduct of a pre-disaster risk assessment by the NDRRMC along with the activation of the Emergency Operations Center.
00:48The Chief Executive also ordered the regular dissemination of weather information to ensure that communities at risk are timely warned.
00:55Pati po dito ang DOST pag-asa, gano'n din po. May continuous weather monitoring and provisions of weather updates to all stakeholders.
01:04Pati po ang DILG, ang DSWD ay naka-alerta na po patungkol po dito.
01:08In line with this, the Department of Social Welfare and Development, or DSWD, is now under Blue Alert status,
01:15which means it is actively monitoring situations nationwide to ensure immediate delivery of assistance to those in need.
01:21According to DSWD spokesperson Assistant Secretary Irene Dumlau, more than 3 million family food packs are ready for deployment.
01:29She added that as directed by President Marcos Jr., the agency is taking a proactive approach, acting before a disaster escalates into worst-case scenario.
01:37She also confirmed that even while Pristine was still a low-pressure area, the DSWD had prepositioned stockpiles near areas expected to be affected.
01:45Apart from the 3 million food packs stored in over 900 storage facilities nationwide, the DSWD also has non-food items worth over P773 million,
01:55including sleeping kits, hygiene kits, water containers, and shelter materials.
02:00The National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council is also on Blue Alert status.
02:04This means duty officers from the AFP, BFP, PCG, and PNP are activated,
02:11while the regional offices of the Office of the Civil Defense, or OCD, have been ordered to coordinate closely.
02:17The OCD has also placed local governments and communities on alert due to expected heavy rains and the enhanced southwest monsoon, or Habagat.
02:24The agency stressed the importance of preparedness and urged the public to listen and follow official advisories.
02:30Impacts of Tropical Depression Crissing are already being felt in parts of Bicol region and Calabarzon.
02:35But even before this, the OCD had already started preparations in these regions.
02:40In the Bicol region, authorities are monitoring the possibility of lahar flows from Mayon and Bulusan volcanoes due to continuous rains.
02:47In Calabarzon, alert levels have been raised and response units have been fully activated.
02:51Sabi ng pag-asa ay 5200 mm lang naman ang ulan na inaasahan namin sa ngayong araw at sa bukas.
03:01So hindi pa po yan na...
03:03Ngunit nakahanda po kami anytime na kailangan po namin ilikas yung ating mga kababayan sa areas po ng Mayon at saka Bulusan.
03:12Continuous po ang monitoring natin sa weather advisories, pati po yung Taal Volcano in case na magkaroon po ng paskosnat o pag sa activity.
03:23Habang nagkakabambag yun, mayroon na po tayong mga inihahanda para dyan.
03:26Kenneth Pasyente from the National TV Network for a new and better Philippines.
