Philip­pines on alert for incom­ing storm
The trop­i­cal storm Crising men­ac­ing The Philip­pines arch­i­pel­ago has acti­vat­ed the Ama­teur Radio Emer­gency Ser­vice (ARES) with 7.095 MHz and local nets han­dling urgent traffic.
The Philip­pine Ama­teur Radio Asso­ci­a­tion (PARA) Vice Chief Oper­at­ing Offi­cer, Ramon J. Anquilan DU1UGZ has asked that a pri­or­i­ty be giv­en to emer­gency communications.
All efforts are being made to have ama­teur radio ready in the like­ly affect­ed areas. The ARES Chair­man, Jojo Vicen­cio DU1VHY is due in Bohol and should have more updates at least on the ground sit­u­a­tion in Cebu, Bohol, Negros and Siquijor.
FARE8, in the cap­i­tal city of Zam­boan­ga del Norte, Dipolog City, is mon­i­tor­ing the riv­er that cuts across the city in case it over­flows as it did the last typhoon, so that ear­ly flood warn­ings may be relayed.
The PARA-affil­i­at­ed club works close­ly with the City Dis­as­ter and Risk Man­age­ment Coun­cil (CDRRMC).
On stand­by for the nets are HEROs Roy DU8BQI, ARES Co-Chair Pan­ny Quin­tana DU1EQ, FARE8 Pres­i­dent Mar­lu DV8WX, Gene DU1RNA, Thel­ma DU1IVT, Alvin, DU1AJ/7, Nathan DU5AOK, NORAD7 Pres­i­dent Roy DU7DDJ, and Ramon DU1UGZ.
— Jim Lin­ton VK3PC, Chair­man IARU Region 3 Dis­as­ter Com­mu­ni­ca­tions Committee.