MALACANANG has called on all government agencies to be on the highest alert of preparedness and to take all necessary precautions in anticipation of the onslaught of Typhoon Lawin (international name Haima) which is estimated to make landfall over the Cagayan-Isabela area late Wednesday night or early Thursday morning.
As a powerful typhoon threatens to hit the country, President Duterte has assured the government is “ready for everything” in mitigating the impact of the storm.
The President said concerned government agencies have been mobilized to minis the loss of life and damage to property during the onslaught of the storm.
“We are ready for everything. All is in place, the mitigation guys, the local and the national have been alerted,” Duterte said in a press conference here, a few hours before the expected landfall of super typhoon Lawin in the Cagayan area.
“We have put in place all things necessary to mitigate whatever consequences the cyclone would bring. By that I am saying that it is really the destructions that we anticipate and the lives that will be lost. I hope there would be none but just the same we can expect some sort of a stronger typhoon this year,” he said.
“As Typhoon Lawin approaches, we advise the public to remain calm and alert and to monitor through available media outlets the latest weather updates of PAGASA,” Executive Secretary Salvador Medialdea said in a public advisory issued Wednesday night.
In the same advisory, Medialdea likewise urged the public to heed the warnings and advice of their respective local governments.
“The national government shall continue to issue updates and public advisories on the developments concerning the impending Typhoon Lawin,” the Executive Secretary said.
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