OCD tells Negros LGUs: Prepare for Alert Level 4
The Philippine Star|December 25, 2024
BACOLOD CITY - As volcanic activities persist at Kanlaon, the Office of Civil Defense (OCD) in Western Visayas urged local governments and disaster officials on Negros Island to prepare for a possible escalation to Alert Level 4.
By GILBERT BAYORAN

Under the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology classification, Alert Level 4 refers to an imminent hazardous eruption. Phivolcs maintained Alert Level 3 for Kanlaon Volcano, a reference to an increased chance of a sudden and stronger explosive eruption.

Raul Fernandez, OCD Western Visayas chief and head of Task Force Kanlaon, urged on Monday all disaster reduction and local government officials, including Negros Occidental Gov. Eugenio Jose Lacson, to prepare for the worst.

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