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Tsunamis to Hit Philippines Today
February 28, 2010
The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology issued a tsunami alert over the east coast of the Philippines after the magnitude 8.8 earthquake that hit Chile at 2:34 PM (Philippine Time) on February 27, 2010.
"The estimated arrival time of the first tsunami waves is between 1:00 PM to 2:30 PM (Philippine Time) on 28 February 2010 (Sunday)," the Phivolcs said in its 11:30 pm bulletin posted yesterday.
Based on the Phivolcs advisory, "coastal areas fronting the Pacific Ocean that should keep watch" include the following:
- Batanes Group of Islands
- Cagayan
- Ilocos Norte
- Isabela
- Quezon
- Aurora
- Camarines Norte
- Camarines Sur
- Albay
- Sorsogon
- Catanduanes
- Northern Samar
- Eastern Samnar
- Leyte
- Southern Leyte
- Surigao del Norte
- Surigao del Sur
- Davao Oriental
- Davao del Sur
"While Tsunami Alert Level 1 means that no evacuation order is in effect, communities along the identified coasts are advised to prepare for possible evacuation. People from threatened communities are strongly advised to coordinate and follow safety instructions from the Office of Civil Defense."
Affected areas can use the following contact information to get in touch with their local disaster officials:
| Contact Person | Region | Telephone No. | Fax No. |
| EUGENE G. CABRERA | Director, OCD Region I | 072-2427624 | 072-7004747 |
| CHITO CASTRO | OIC, ODC Region II | 078-8441630 | 078-8441631 |
| NERI G AMPARO | Director, OCD Region III | 045-4551145 | 045-4550564 |
| VICENTE F TOMAZAR | Director, OCD Reg IV-A | 049-5317266 | 049-5317266 |
| NORMA C TALOSIG | Director, OCD Reg IV-B | 043-723424 | 043-723424 |
| RAFFY R ALEJANDRO IV | Director, OCD Region V | 052-4811656 | 052-8217934 |
| ROSARIO T CABRERA | Director, OCD Region VI | 033-3376671 | 033-3369353 |
| MINDA C MORANTE | Director, OCD Region VII | 032-3404753 | 032-2536162 |
| ANGEL D GAVIOLA | Director, OCD Region VIII | 053-3238453 | 053-3235301 |
| ADRIANO D FUEGO | Director, OCD Region IX | 062-9914754 | 062-2153984 |
| CARMELITO A LUPO | Director, OCD Region X | 088-8573988 | 08822-725673 |
| LIZA MAZO | OIC, OCD Region XI | 082-2332022 | 082-2330295 |
| LITA B ENOK | Director, OCD Region XII | 083-5532984 | 083-5529759 |
| BLANCHIE O GOBENCIONG | Director, OCD CARAGA | 085-3428753 | 085-8156345 |
| ARMANDO N DUQUE | Director, OCD ARMM | 064-4250330 | 064-4250330 |
| OLIVE LUCES | Officer in Charge, OCD CAR | 074-4449627 | 074-4445298 |
| SUSANA M CRUZ | Officer in Charge, OCD NCR | 02-4673749 | 02-4211918 |
