Palace assures NDCC on top of Taal Volcano activity 06/10/2010

Palace assures NDCC on top of Taal Volcano activity

06/10/2010 Malacañang yesterday assured that the National Disaster Coordination Council (NDCC) remains on top of the situation following the reported increasing frequency of volcanic earthquakes surrounding the Taal Volcano in the province of Batangas. Executive Secretary Leandro Mendoza said that, as a matter of fact, they had been briefed already on the ongoing preparations being done by the NDCC as well as the contingency plans and operations of the different agencies involved just in case a disaster strikes at any given moment. Mendoza added that this piece of information bodes as well to the necessary preparatory activities being undertaken by the government for the upcoming rainy season in anticipation of the La Niña phenomenon. “We were of the impression and we believe (based on) the report that the government is ready (for any situation). Even if we have only about 21 days to go, we have put in place all the contingencies necessary to address the issues of disaster, including that of the Taal Volcano,” Mendoza said.... MORE     Source:  The Daily Tribune URL: http://www.tribuneonline.org/nation/20100610nat5.html

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