00:00The government of Negros Occidental is also studying the declaration of a state of calamity
00:06following the eruption of Vulcan Canlaon.
00:09Details of this are brought to you by Angela Peñalosa of Radyo Pilipinas.
00:15The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology of PHIVOLCS
00:20has not ruled out the possibility of a magmatic eruption in Vulcan Canlaon.
00:25In a radio interview, PHIVOLCS Director Teresito Bacolcol said
00:29that this happened in 1902.
00:32One of the reasons why PHIVOLCS recommended
00:35to widen the danger zone to 6 kilometers
00:39is because of pyroclastic density current.
00:59Is the situation of the provincial government of Negros Occidental still under monitoring?
01:04Although there are thunderstorms expected,
01:07like the Intertropical Convergence Zone or ITCZ,
01:11they are hoping that it will not rain in Canlaon area
01:14to avoid the possible eruption of the volcano.
01:17Currently, the government is still studying the declaration of a state of calamity.
01:22We're studying the possibility of...
01:26We're just waiting for the situational reports from the LGU
01:31and also the result of the rapid damage assessment before we declare
01:36because there are rubrics on the declaration of a state of calamity.
01:40The Department of Social Welfare and Development or DSWD
01:45has promised that it will feel affected by the eruption of the volcano
01:49with the help of the national government.
01:51In fact, DSWD Secretary Rex Gatchalian
01:55was the one who went to the province to provide assistance to the government.
02:00Augmentation support in the form of family food packs,
02:04particularly our field offices 6 and 7,
02:09have extended support.
02:12Also, our coordination with the local government units
02:20to ensure that whatever their requests for augmentation,
02:25we will send it.
02:27From PBS Radyo Pilipinas,
02:29Angela Penalosa for Balitang Pambansa.
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