PREEMPTIVE EVACUATION. Residents of Bindoy, Negros Oriental evacuate to safer ground in anticipation of Typhoon Odette on Wednesday night (Dec. 15, 2021). The Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration hoisted Tropical Cyclone Warning Signal No. 3 over Negros Oriental on Thursday as the typhoon makes its way from Surigao to the Visayas. (Photo courtesy of Bindoy LDRRMO) DUMAGUETE CITY - The local government unit (LGU) of Bindoy in Negros Oriental is preemptively evacuating residents in the wake of Typhoon Odette which is heading towards the Visayas region. Wilfur D. Herrera Jr., focal person of the Local Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Office (DRRMO), told the Philippine News Agency on Thursday that so far, 37 families (152 individuals) are now temporarily staying at the Bindoy Central School and 11 families are at the Tinaogan Elementary School. Evacuation started Wednesday evening and continued on Thursday, he said. Those staying at the Centra