A total of 156 families, or 518 individuals, have been evacuated from seven municipalities in Pangasinan as of Sunday morning due to Super Typhoon Uwan, which threatens catastrophic winds and flooding across Luzon.
Pangasinan Provincial Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Office (PDRRMO) assistant head Avenix Arenas said evacuees come from 13 high-risk barangays in Alaminos, Anda, Infanta, Bani, San Fabian, Rosales, and Dagupan City.
“Local government units are asked to continuously conduct preemptive evacuation, especially those along the coastal areas, coastal barangays, because it is dangerous,” Arenas said.
Pangasinan is under red-category storm surge warning, with waves potentially exceeding three meters. The Department of the Interior and Local Government is coordinating directly with localities to urge evacuations.
“Preemptive evacuation is really the best solution that we can do for the safety of our countrymen. Our call to our LGUs is to conduct preemptive evacuation, and all of our countrymen to follow the authorities so that they can be safe,” Arenas added.
Water search and rescue teams have been deployed in Burgos, San Fabian, San Nicolas, Tayug, and central Pangasinan, with support from national agencies. Arenas urged residents in coastal, mountainous, flood-prone, and low-lying areas to evacuate immediately and coordinate with their barangay disaster councils.
The Provincial Social Welfare and Development Office confirmed sufficient food packs are ready for families in evacuation centers. Governor Ramon Guico III has suspended classes and government work on Monday, except for frontline services. The entire province is under Tropical Cyclone Wind Signal No. 3 as of 8 a.m. Sunday.