• GILBERT P. BAYORAN
Starting March 27 to April 1, Negros Occidental will be on heightened alert status, in line with the observance of the Holy Week.
In his memorandum released March 22, Gov. Eugenio Jose Lacson, advised all city, municipality and barangay Disaster Risk Reduction Management Centers in the province to raise the alert status in their respective operations centers to blue alert.
Lacson said there is a need for heightened road safety measures and deployment of responders to different areas of mass convergence like churches, beaches, resorts and rivers.
He also reminded the public to be careful during their travels over the holidays.
“El Niño is still around so let’s keep ourselves hydrated,” Lacson said.*
