Salceda declares Mayon evacuation centers as ‘open cities’

By: Aries Joseph Hegina - 10 years ago

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MANILA, Philippines — Albay Governor Joey Salceda said Sunday that all evacuation centers in the province are “open cities,” meaning all donations and assistance could be given directly to evacuees and will not need the approval of the provincial government.

“The Albay Mayon evacuation camps are Open City. Donations, feeding or medical missions and other forms of assistance do not need prior approval and need not be coursed through the provincial government,” Salceda said on his official Facebook page.

He said that health professionals stationed in each of the 45 evacuation centers will oversee the operations.

The Albay governor also said that the evacuation centers need 732 toilets, three deep wells, four drinking water sources, and six common kitchens.

According to the latest Mayon volcano bulletin issued by the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) Sunday morning, the volcano remains to be under Alert Level 3.

Also, four rockfall events and two volcanic quakes have been recorded during the past 24 hours.