00:00It is expected that the number of residents who will be evacuated along with the eruption of volcano Canlaon in Negros will increase.
00:08According to the Office of Civil Defense, more than 30,000 individuals have been evacuated to evacuation centers within two days.
00:18According to OCD Assistant Secretary Raffy Alejandro,
00:22they are well-prepared in case the situation worsens and the alert level of volcano Canlaon rises.
00:29According to them, 84,000 should be evacuated out of the 15 barangays near the volcano.
00:36But as of now, only 46% have been evacuated.
00:41According to Alejandro, not everyone goes to evacuation centers because others are evacuating their loved ones.
00:48OCD continues to coordinate with the PNP to ensure security
00:53in entering the 6-kilometer Permanent Danger Zone of volcano Canlaon.
00:58Just as the PNP will add more personnel, set up checkpoints,
01:03and target the task force of Canlaon to complete the evacuation within a week.
01:11We are assured that the national government is there to help and augment.
01:16That is also the order of our President, President Marcos,
01:21to ensure that we can provide all the assistance that the countries need.
