Under Alert Level 1 the Filipinos in Guam, Saipan, Tinian and Rota must be aware of the unfolding events and to continue monitoring the reports from reliable media outlets and the official advisories from the Government of Guam and the Guam Homeland Security-Office of Civil Defense. We can assure the people of Guam and our visitors that we are safe here and nothing to worry,” Calvo said. Although Guam officials issued some precautionary measures and guidelines on what to do in the event the missiles struck the island, Guam Homeland Security Adviser George Charfauros said the chance of any missile getting through the US missile defense systems was 00000.1 percent. According to Charfauros, in the event that North Korea fired its missile, Guam residents had only 14 minutes to secure themselves and so evacuation was not an option. “Although we have a zero, zero, zero, zero, zero one chance, it’s important to put out these relevant information and not for the purpose of causing panic,” Calvo said.

Source: The Standard August 14, 2017 16:18 UTC