Officials of various government agencies presented before President Rodrigo Duterte their respective contingency plans should the situation over Taal escalate to Alert Level 4 (hazardous imminent eruption) from the current Alert Level 3 (magmatic unrest).
The Senate on Wednesday adopted a committee report recommending the removal of South Luzon Command chief Lt. Gen. Antonio Parlade as spokesperson of the National Task Force to End Local Communist Armed Conflict, saying it s illegal for an active military officer to hold another office.