Northern Cebu mayors

Mayor Ian Christopher Escario of Bantayan

“Ang pinaka nindot na training no, abi nimog unsa? Maminaw ka sa radio unya pag-ingon evacuate, evacuate na lang deretso (The best training for the people is to heed radio announcements. When the order to evacuate is given, evacuate).”

Escario believes that moving his constituents to a safe center two days before the typhoon helped lessen the number of deaths.

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