Parañaque City evacuation centers readied amid flood threat
Parañaque disaster response teams conduct preparedness operations, including communication checks, flood monitoring, rescue readiness, and de-clogging activities, as the city remains on heightened alert for heavy rains and possible flooding. (Photo courtesy of Parañaque DRRMO)
Parañaque City has mobilized evacuation centers and relief teams as part of its full alert response to looming floods, with disaster personnel and barangay committees on standby to move residents out of danger zones.
Mayor Edwin Olivarez said disaster response personnel and volunteer camp managers have been deployed to coordinate with all 16 barangays for the activation of pre identified evacuation centers.
Modular tents have been pre-positioned in strategic areas to accommodate displaced families.
Medical teams and ambulances from the City Health Office are on standby, while health facilities near flood-prone communities remain fully staffed and stocked with medicines and supplies for common rain and flood related illnesses.
Health personnel have also been assigned for deployment to evacuation centers and emergency referral operations.
To ensure relief readiness, the City Social Welfare and Development Department has maintained emergency stockpiles and organized rapid distribution teams to support evacuees.
Search, Rescue and Retrieval units from the Bureau of Fire Protection, Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Office (DRRMO), PNP Maritime Group, and Parañaque Water Search and Rescue are on standby.
The DRRMO’s 6x6 response vehicle is also ready for augmentation missions.
Beyond evacuation, the city’s emergency clusters have been activated for wider disaster readiness.
The City Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Office, Emergency Telecommunications Cluster, and Emergency Logistics Operations (ELO) Center tested community warning sirens, inspected water level gauges and weather stations, and carried out communication checks with barangay DRRM committees and accredited volunteers.
The Crisis Communication Cluster placed the Public Information Office on standby for the release of risk information, warnings, and advisories before, during, and after emergencies.
The ELO Center continues to monitor weather conditions through CCTV systems, issue localized bulletins based on PAGASA advisories, and watch flood-prone areas and waterways.