12 towns, 2 cities in Batangas under mandatory evacuation 0 SHARES Share it! Share TweetBy Hanah TabiosThe local government units (LGU) of 12 towns and 2 cities in Batangas province were advised to immediately conduct mandatory evacuation as the areas are now all susceptible to ballistic projectiles, base surges, and volcanic tsunami according to state volcanologists. The advisory was released Wednesday by the Department of Interior and Local Government Unit (DILG) Batangas. Residents in the following cities and towns were instructed to coordinate with their LGUs and local disaster risk reduction and management (DRRM) officers for further instructions. TeresitaTaalSan NicolasMataas Na KahoyMalvarLemeryLaurelCuencaBaleteAgoncilloAlitagtagCity of TanauanLipa CityExperts defined ballistic projectiles as volcanic materials directly ejected from the volcano’s vent.

Source: Manila Bulletin January 15, 2020 07:18 UTC