President Rodrigo Duterte on Thursday said he is satisfied with the preparations made by concerned government agencies as potential super typhoon “Ompong” (international name: Mangkhut) barrels toward the Philippines. ADVERTISEMENTDuterte presided over a command conference with weather, disaster, and other officials at the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (NDRRMC) operations center in Camp Aguinaldo, Quezon City. During the meeting, Duterte ordered Cabinet officials to personally check on the provinces along the typhoon’s path. READ: Duterte asks Cabinet officials to visit provinces along ‘Ompong’ pathThe President also said that it is too early to ask for international aid, however, he insisted that if the typhoon “flattens everything, maybe we need to have some help” from other nations. It added that the Department of Health, Office of Civil Defense and other government agencies have already ensured that their teams and assets are ready for deployment.

Source: Philippine Daily Inquirer September 13, 2018 11:48 UTC