Manila, Nov. 8 -- Gov. Ramon Guico III has tasked the Provincial Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Office (PDRRMO) to closely coordinate with local government units (LGUs) and implement preemptive evacuation in coastal, flood-prone and landslide-prone areas.

"If kailangan ng preemptive evacuation, dapat magawa na ng mga LGU kasi mahalaga ang kaligtasan, ang buhay ng tao ang mahalaga dito sa mga ganito kalalaking (If there is the need for preemptive evacuation, it should be done immediately by the LGUs because safety is important, the lives of people are important during) disasters," Guico said in a statement on Saturday.

Residents in coastal municipalities and fisherfolk were advised to avoid setting sail since high waves are exp...