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MANILA, Philippines – The Bureau of Prison Management and Penology (BJMP) said Sunday that all of its facilities in Luzon are on full alert when Super Typhoon Rolly made landfall in Catanduanes on Sunday morning.
In a statement, BJMP jail director Allan Iral said jail staff in all regions were alerted to ensure detainees’ safety and protect jail facilities from violent winds and heavy rains.
“We issue a series of warnings to our field units to prepare for Typhoon Rolly,” said Iral.
“The National Headquarters established 24/7 monitoring teams to monitor our units and facilities on the ground,” he added.
In addition, jail staff assigned to low-lying areas were ordered to prepare for potential flash floods and carry out appropriate operational plans, Iral said.
Rolly, (international name: Goni) hit Bato, Catanduanes on Sunday at 4:50 am and brought “catastrophic violent winds and heavy to torrential rains” to the area, state meteorologists said.
Rolly hit Catanduanes with sustained winds of 225 kilometers per hour (kph) near the center and gusts of up to 280 kph. It is moving west southwest at 25 kph.
Pagasa also hoisted Tropical Cyclone Wind Signal (TCWS) No. 5 over Catanduanes, Albay and the eastern part of Camarines Sur (Caramoan, Presentacion, Garchitorena, Lagonoy, Tinambac, Calabanga, Siruma, Tigaon, Bombon, Magarao, Camaligan, Gainza, Canaman , Milaor, Naga City, Minalabac, Balatan, Bula, Pili, Ocampo, Goa, San José, Sagnay, Buhi, Iriga City, Baao, Nabua, Bato).
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