The Philippine National Police (PNP) deployed 192,000 personnel and put up 5,784 police assistance desks (PADs) in cemeteries and memorial parks around the country to ensure "peaceful" observance of Undas.
The death toll from Severe Tropical Storm "Paeng" has climbed to 98, the National Disaster Risk Reduction Management Council (NDRRMC) reported Monday, Oct. 31.
The Department of Energy (DOE) said three power generation plants were shut down on Saturday due to Tropical Storm Paeng, including three units of Bacman geothermal power plant, Quezon Power Philippines Ltd.’s (QPPL) coal-fired power plant, and two units of TeaM Energy Therma Luzon’s Pagbilao coal-fired power plant.
The National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (NDRRMC) has submitted its recommendation to declare a national state of calamity to President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. after Severe Tropical Storm Paeng battered different parts of the country and left casualties and damage to properties and infrastructures.
Some 15,426 families or 72,089 persons were evacuated in the provinces of Masbate, Albay, Sorsogon, Catanduanes, Camarines Sur, Camarines Norte, and Naga City on Saturday due to severe Tropical Storm Paeng.
The Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) and the Department of Health (DOH) on Friday, Oct. 28, reminded the public to refrain from smoking in cemeteries and memorial parks during the commemoration of All Saints’ Day and All Souls’ Day on November 1 and 2.
