CPP mobilizes NPA, allied groups to prepare for ‘Yolanda’

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LUCENA CITY, Philippines — The Communist Party of the Philippines (CPP) has prepared all its allied forces along the storm path of supertyphoon “Yolanda” (international name Haiyan) to help ensure the safety of civilians.

In a statement, the CPP said it has ordered all revolutionary mass organizations including the “Barrio Revolutionary Committees” (BRC) and local New People’s Army units in Bicol, Eastern Visayas, Central Visayas, Negros Island, Southern Mindanao, North Eastern Mindanao, North Central Mindanao and adjacent regions to immediately undertake efforts to prepare for the impact of typhoon Yolanda.

“BRCs in populated areas in geologically hazardous areas, including those at the foot of mining areas and logged over mountains, must prepare to mobilize for organized mass evacuation, putting into place measures to collectively monitor the exact path of the typhoon in the crucial hours before impact, as well as areas of likely floods and mudflows, in order to act with dispatch in the face of any contingency,” the CPP said.

The CPP tasked the BRC to ensure the safety and welfare of the entire population in their areas of responsibility.

“They must give special attention to the elderly, the sick, the children, the widows and others who may not be able to sufficiently prepare for the storm,” the CPP said.

The CPP said the BRC has also been tasked to be able to account for the entire barrio population during and immediately after the storm and promptly carry out emergency rescue operations wherever needed.

It noted that in the past, the organized mobilization and swift action of the local CPP branches and the barrio committees “have been the most crucial factor in ensuring the safety of the population, minimizing the impact of storms and assisting the masses in immediately resuming their lives.”

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