With the expected arrival of Typhoon "Chedeng" at
the Philippine Area of Responsibility (PAR) Thursday, the Southern Luzon
Command has cancelled its Lenten break and placed all its units in "red
alert" for possible disaster relief measures.
SOLCOM was supposed to go on a Holy Week break effective 7
a.m. April 2 to 6 a.m. April 6.
"The red alert status was declared because of the
potential effects Typhoon 'Maysak' (Chedeng) might bring to the region,"
said Southern Luzon Command Chief Major General Ricardo R. Visaya.
Though weather forecasts indicate that the eye of the
typhoon will not directly hit Southern Luzon ,
all disaster response operations units were activated and ordered to take all
necessary preparations to address the worst possible effects.
All units were also directed to establish coordination with
disaster risk reduction and management councils at all levels, local government
units and other partner agencies to enhance the Armed Forces of the Philippines
"Our focus right now is on our mandate in humanitarian
assistance and disaster response," Visaya stressed.
"Our soldiers can avail of leaves after the typhoon,
when everything is back to normal. Every soldier in SOLCOM is professional to
understand this," he added.
http://www.pna.gov.ph/index.php?idn=1&sid=&nid=1&rid=749844
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