Assessing risks

NDRRMC Executive Director Alexander Pama gestures as he preside over the on-going Pre-Disaster Risk Assessment Core Group Meeting. Sitting on opposite sides of Usec Pama are Undersecretary Austere Panadero of DILG and Undersecretary Vilma Cabrera of DSWD (foreground) . 

Follow-up Pre-Disaster Risk Assessment Meeting at NDRRMC

Undersecretaries and administrators from various agencies who are members of the Pre-Disaster Risk Assessment Core Group of the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management and Council (NDRRMC) are trading information about the latest track of Typhoon Chedeng and possible impact upon landfall tomorrow. Meeting is ongoing at the NDRRMC Conference Room.

Chedeng's Hotdog

The image's bright red color is the area and path where Chedeng's maximum sustained winds are concentrated. Pagasa's 11 pm Maunday Thursday forecast say Chedeng packs a sustained maximum winds of 165 kph near the center with gustiness up to 200 kph. The "hotdog" rams the Isabela and Aurora area where the typhoon is expected to make landfall by Sunday night. It also shows north and south sides of the typhoon or other provinces which can be  affected by the passage of Chedeng apart from the Isabela - Aurora area. Chedeng has a diameter of 500 kilometers: moderate to heavy rainfall will be experienced within the 150 to 200 kilometer radius from the eye of the typhoon.  This photograph was taken on Thursday during the presentation of the Weather Outlook for Typhoon Chedeng by Pagasa at the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (NDRRMC) Operation Center.

03 April 2015

NDRRMC asks public to be cautious as Typhoon Chedeng moves toward land

Undersecretaries Alexander Pama (National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council) and Austere Panadero (Department of the Interior and Local Government) in a press briefing urge kababayans and tourists in Isabela & Aurora to monitor and follow advisories  from warning agencies and local governments as Typhoon Chedeng moves to that  direction. Pagasa forecasts (As of 5 am 03 April 2015)  Chedeng to reach Isabela and Aurora by Sunday Night (Easter Sunday, April  5), cross landmass via Ilocos Sur by Monday morning (April 6) until it exits the Philippine Area of Responsibilty by evening (of the same day).  

03 April 2015