Relief goods ordered prepositioned as 'Bebeng' hits land

President Benigno Aquino III ordered the prepositioning of relief goods to areas affected by tropical storm "Bebeng" (Aure), Malacañang said Sunday. Deputy presidential spokesperson Abigail Valte said Aquino also ordered the early identification and preparation of evacuation centers for affected folk. "Nagbigay ng instruction ang Pangulong Aquino na ihanda (at) identify ang evacuation centers at sigraduhin ng DSWD magkaroon ng prepositioned goods sa mga targeted area para kung sakaling kakailanganin ay nakahanda na ito," Valte said on government-run dzRB radio. She said the Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) has also beefed up its monitoring of storm Bebeng. Valte said the Palace expects PAGASA to give hourly updates on the storm's track. PAGASA's hourly updates are posted on its Twitter account. As of 1:30 p.m., its latest update showed Bebeng was 60 km northeast of Daet, Camarines Norte, at noon Sunday. Earlier, PAGASA said Bebeng made landfall over Northern Catanduanes and is now heading towards the Quezon-Aurora area. In its 11 a.m. update, the PAGASA said at least nine areas were under Storm Signal 2. PAGASA added Bebeng was moving west-northwest at 17 kph and is expected to be 70 km north of Baler, Aurora or at 110 km north-northeast of Cabanatuan City Monday morning; 170 km northeast of Aparri, Cagayan Tuesday morning; and 440 km northeast of Basco, Batanes Wednesday morning. — LBG, GMA News