SA pakikipag-ugnayan kina Secretary of the Interior and Local Government Eduardo Año at Philippine National Police chief, General Camilo Pancratius Cascolan, pinayuhan ng Joint Task Force COVID Shield ang lahat ng police commanders sa mga lugar na sinasabing posibleng tamaan ni Typhoon Rolly, na tiyakin ang kaligtasan ng kani-kanilang mga tauhan at ayudahan ang Local Government Units (LGUs) sa kanilang disaster preparedness plans.
Sinabi ni Police Lt. Gen. Guillermo Lorenzo Eleazar, commander ng JTF COVID Shield, ipauubaya niya sa police commanders na gumawa ng kanilang mga stratehiya upang matiyak ang kaligtasan ng kanilang mga tauhan at pamilya at mga taong nasa kanilang nasasakupan na maaaring masapol din ng hagupit ng bagyo .
“In the meantime, the checking of passing motorists should also be taken as an opportunity to advise and warn the public about the danger of this typhoon and for them to follow the instructions of the LGUs and weather and disaster management officers,” ani P/Lt. Gen. Eleazar.
“Those who are conducting community level patrol should also actively play a key role in advising and assisting the residents, especially those living in coastal areas and danger zones, to evacuate and move to safe places,” dagdag pa ni Eleazar.
Inalerto ni Gen. Eleazar ang kanyang mga tauhan bunsod nang inilabas na abiso ng state weather bureau na maaaring maging isang ganap na super typhoon si Rolly na may International name na “Goni ” at maaring pagsimulan ng storm surge na aabot sa tatlong metro ang taas.
Una nang pinayuhan ni SILG Año ang LGUs na maghanda para sa isang worst case scenarios, kabilang na ang forced evacuation ng mga residente lalo na roon sa mga naninirahan sa mabababang mga lugar at malapit sa mga dalampasigan at mga lugar na laging binabaha.
Maging si PNP Chief General Cascolan, ay nag-atas na mag-deploy ng karagdagang puwersa sa mga lugar na tatamaan ng bagyo at tulungan ang affected LGUs sa kanilang disaster management preparations.
“As warned by the experts, this will be a strong typhoon so we also have to ensure the safety of our personnel in the areas that would be directly hit by typhoon ‘Rolly’, not only policemen and soldiers manning the checkpoints, but also Coast Guard personnel and Bureau of Fire Protection who were assigned to various quarantine rules-related duties,” ani P/Lt. Gen. Eleazar.
“We also have to deploy them to assignments where they are needed the most. In this case, forced evacuation and other disaster preparedness plans are important in areas that would be affected,” dagdag pa nito. (JESSE KABEL)
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