LEGAZPI CITY, March 19 -- Bicol's Regional Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (DRRMC) will place all disaster units and their respective operation centers under "blue alert" status in preparation for the observance of the Holy Week.

In an interview on Tuesday, Office of Civil Defense (OCD) Regional Director and Bicol DRRMC chair Claudio Yucot said the blue alert status is part of the council's measure to ensure the preparedness of the various disaster units and line agencies in the region.

"The Bicol RDRRMC Emergency Operation Center (EOC) added the Semana Santa (Holy Week) 2024 for our incident monitoring under blue alert status. The RDRRMC Bicol is also in blue alert status for the continuous monitoring of Mayon Volcano an...