MANILA, Philippines ? Days before typhoon ?Ramil? is expected to make landfall in the country, all local chief executives have been told to prepare their respective evacuation and disaster rescue plans for residents in typhoon-prone areas.

Interior Secretary Ronaldo Puno issued the statement on Monday, particularly in provinces in the regions of central and northern Luzon, particularly Cagayan, Ilocos Norte, Kalinga, Apayao and Batanes group of islands.

Puno instructed local executives in these provinces to implement their evacuation plans as early as now, as ?Ramil? is expected to make a landfall in the country in the next two days.

Puno, citing information obtained from the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (Pagasa), said that ?Ramil? packed winds of up to 175 kilometers per hour and is expected to hit Cagayan either Wednesday or Thursday.

Puno said that evacuation plans should consist of ?disaster related operations such as early warning systems, relief and rehabilitation operations, including effective monitoring of prices and supply of basic commodities in their localities.?

He also urged all local officials to closely coordinate their efforts with the Regional Disaster Coordinating Council, the Armed Forces of the Philippines, the Philippine National Police and other government agencies.