Manila, Nov. 7 -- The Office of Civil Defense (OCD) on Friday urged all local government units (LGUs), especially those near the projected track of incoming tropical cyclone Uwan, which may become a super typhoon, to conduct all "preemptive or preparatory activities" to mitigate its impact.

"We have (already) advised Northern Luzon, specifically Region 2 (Cagayan Valley), CAR (Cordillera Administrative Region, yung (and) Region 1 (Ilocos Region) to prepare dahil hindi lang po hangin ang kalaban natin dito. Nandiyan po ang banta ng matinding pag-uulan and, of course, yung kasama nito yung mga storm surge dito sa mga coastal communities. (because the wind is not our only adversary here, there is also the threat of intense rains and potenti...