OCD: Expect possible preemptive evacuation in Batanes, Cagayan towns as Mawar approaches

The Office of Civil Defense (OCD) on Wednesday said preemptive evacuations are expected to be imposed in the coastal towns of Batanes and some parts of Cagayan as Typhoon Mawar gets closer to the country.

“Based sa forecast, kasi itong tinutumbok niyan Batanes and parts of Cagayan so possibility pa lang na magkaroon ng preemptive,” OCD spokesperson Assistant Secretary Bernardo Rafaelito Alejandro IV told reporters.

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