READY. Fisherfolk in Binmaley town, Pangasinan ready their boat to set sail in this undated photo. The PDRRMO has discouraged setting sail amid Typhoon Henry. (Photo by Hilda Austria) MALASIQUI, Pangasinan - The Provincial Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Office (PDRRMO) is imposing a "no swimming" policy in the coastal areas of Pangasinan until Typhoon Henry exits the Philippine Area of Responsibility (PAR). In a phone interview Friday, PDRRMO operations officer Patrick Aquino said they are also strongly discouraging fishermen from setting sail amid the absence of a gale warning. "We urged the local government units (LGUs) to strictly implement this to prevent any untoward incident with the presence of the weather disturbance in PAR," Aquino said. Although the province experiences light to moderate rain, about 19 LGUs in Pangasinan and six in La Union declared class suspension on Friday due to "Henry". According to the PDRRMO, the towns of Agno, And
READY. Fisherfolk in Binmaley town, Pangasinan readies their boat to set sail on Friday dawn (July 1, 2022). However, a gale warning was raised due to bad weather conditions on the open sea.(Photo by Hilda Austria) MALASIQUI, Pangasinan -The Pangasinan Provincial Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Office (PDRRMO) prohibited fishermen from setting sail as the gale warning was raised on Friday dawn. In a phone interview, PDRRMO emergency operations center manager Shallom Balolong said the wind pressure in the open sea varies from 45 to 63 kilometers per hour (km/h) while the waves could reach up to 4.5 meters from 2.8 meters in height. "This is due to Tropical Depression Caloy. Although it already exited the Philippine Area of Responsibility, it still enhances the southwest monsoon (habagat), and its proximity to the West Philippine Sea affects the ocean," he said. "We coordinated with the local government units and the barangays to monitor their constituents, especial