CLOSE MONITORING. A staff member of the La Union Provincial Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Office monitors the track of Super Typhoon Inday in this undated photo. The Provincial Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Offices (PDRRMOs) of Pangasinan and La Union are on heightened alert and monitoring on Wednesday (July 8, 2026), as part of preparedness measures for the possible effects of the super typhoon. (Photo courtesy of the La Union PIO)
The Provincial Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Offices (PDRRMOs) of Pangasinan and La Union are maintaining heightened alert levels to monitor and prepare for the potential impacts of Super Typhoon Inday, which entered the Philippine Area of Responsibility on Wednesday morning.
Both offices have convened their respective council agency members for pre-disaster risk assessment meetings.
Pangasinan PDRRMO emergency operations head Pia Flores, in a phone interview on Wednesday, said council members were convened to review preparedness measures for various offices and agencies concerned with disaster risk reduction.
“Aside from that, we also issued several memoranda for the involvement of various disaster risk reduction and management (DRRM) committees in tree pruning and drainage declogging in preparation,” she said.
She mentioned that despite the office remaining at code white, personnel at the Emergency Operations Center are on standby, with heightened monitoring in place for a possible increase in alert level.
“So, we will continue to monitor the development of the super typhoon here in the office. Also, if there is an advisory on rainfall and thunderstorms, we will immediately disseminate it to the public, our partners, and stakeholders so that our communities will be informed,” she said.
Flores also asked the public to get information only from credible sources like Facebook pages of their local DRRM offices and local and national government offices.
“We also encourage them to plan with their family members and prepare their go-bags (emergency bags),” she said.
Flores added that an advisory has been issued to coastal communities, warning fishermen—particularly those who stay at sea for five to seven days—that Inday will strengthen the southwest monsoon and cause strong to gale-force gusts in the coastal waters.
Meanwhile, the La Union PDRRMO confirmed that response teams, law enforcement agencies, and sea- and land-based assets are prepared for immediate deployment if needed.
The food packs, hygiene kits, and other emergency supplies have also been prepositioned.
While Inday would not directly affect the two provinces, it would enhance the southwest monsoon, which is forecast to bring heavy rainfall that might cause flooding in low-lying areas and strong winds in some parts of these provinces. (PNA)
