Noel Lacadin, chief geologist of MGB in Central Luzon, recommended that Sitio Tagak at Barangay Nabuklod in Floridablanca town and Barangay Diaz in Porac town be considered “no habitation zone.”ADVERTISEMENT“Severe ground shaking occurred [in the villages],” Lacadin told the Inquirer on Wednesday. Porac Mayor Condralito dela Cruz said 110 Aeta families from Barangay Diaz had moved to Barangay Babo Pangulo and then to Sitio Pangaralan there, about 3 kilometers away. Lacadin said cracks already formed on the only road in Barangay Diaz. The 150 Aeta families in Tagak refused to leave their village, opting to build sheds as they awaited relocation, according to Roberto Delgado, head of the local disaster risk reduction and management office. Evacuation assistanceADVERTISEMENTThe Philippine Air Force at Basa Air Base in Barangay San Jose is on standby for evacuation assistance.

Source: Philippine Daily Inquirer May 23, 2019 21:00 UTC