By Lira Dalangin-Fernandez
INQ7.net
Last updated 05:34pm (Mla time) 08/08/2006
PRESIDENT Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo wants “zero-casualty” from the impending disaster when Mayon Volcano erupts, as she called on residents “not to flirt with danger.”At the same time, Arroyo assured families transported from the danger zone that the government would provide resources for their basic needs in evacuation centers.
"With the well organized and effective handling of this crisis, we are confident of achieving a zero-casualty goal in this looming natural disaster," Arroyo said.
"We call on the local residents not to flirt with danger by going back to the declared danger zones and instead heed the advice of experts and disaster officials to stay out of harm's way," she added.
"We assure those affected that we have enough resources to shoulder basic needs and services in the evacuation centers and that the people will not be kept away from their homes a minute longer than necessary," Arroyo said.
Arroyo congratulated local officials, concerned agencies, and the private sector for the orderly evacuation of communities threatened by the looming explosion.
Aside from continuous lava flow, tremors around the volcano have increased, which indicate that an eruption is “imminent,” according to the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs).
