Manila, Sept. 24 -- President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. expressed satisfaction with the government's disaster readiness but ordered agencies to sustain close monitoring and inter-agency coordination as northern Luzon reels from Super Typhoon Nando and braces for Severe Tropical Storm Opong.

Marcos presided over a situation briefing with the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (NDRRMC) at Camp Aguinaldo in Quezon City on Wednesday to assess the impact of Nando and prepare for Opong, which is forecast to further intensify before making landfall over the Bicol Region on Friday afternoon.

Defense Secretary Gilbert Teodoro Jr., who also chairs the NDRRMC, said the President was satisfied with the extent of preparation, incl...