Emergency
Who to call, where to go, and what to do before the river rises.
Call for help
- National emergency hotline 911
- Barangay hall (02) 0000 0112
- Barangay tanod, 24 hours 0900 000 0113
- Health station and BHERT 0900 000 0114
- Lupon (complaints) (02) 0000 0115
- Fire station (city) (02) 0000 0116
- Police station (city) (02) 0000 0117
When the river rises
- Listen for the tanod’s siren: three long blasts mean move to your evacuation centre now.
- Take your go-bag, turn off the main switch and lock the house.
- Walk the marked route. Do not cross the river or wade through moving water.
- Tell the centre’s desk who is with you, so we know who is safe.
Evacuation centres
Four centres, all outside the flood band. Your purok’s centre is the one on your route.
- Evacuation centre
- Route to take
- Floods in heavy rain
- Purok boundary
- Purok 1 Sampaguita Purok 3 covered court
- Purok 2 Ilang-Ilang Purok 3 covered court
- Purok 3 Kamagong Purok 3 covered court
- Purok 4 Narra Hiyas ng Ilog Elementary School
- Purok 5 Dama de Noche Barangay hall
- Purok 6 Rosal Purok 6 multi-purpose hall
- Purok 7 Camia Hiyas ng Ilog Elementary School
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Purok 3 covered court
- Capacity
- 350 people
- Location
- Purok 3 Kamagong
- For puroks
- 1, 2, 3
- In charge
- Kagawad Ernesto Tolentino
- Toilets and a kitchen (being rebuilt in 2026)
- Generator and lights
- Separate area for families with babies
-
Hiyas ng Ilog Elementary School
- Capacity
- 600 people
- Location
- Purok 4 Narra
- For puroks
- 4, 7
- In charge
- Kagawad Nenita Salvador
- Classrooms for families, with a ramp
- Toilets and water tank
- First aid post run by the health station
-
Barangay hall
- Capacity
- 150 people
- Location
- Purok 5 Dama de Noche
- For puroks
- 5
- In charge
- Kagawad Jun Bautista
- Command post and radio room
- Space for older people and persons with disability
- Toilets, generator
-
Purok 6 multi-purpose hall
- Capacity
- 250 people
- Location
- Purok 6 Rosal
- For puroks
- 6
- In charge
- Kagawad Ana Marie Cruz
- Open hall with mats
- Toilets and a kitchen
- Water tank
What the signals mean here
| Signal | Winds | What the barangay does |
|---|---|---|
| Signal No. 1 | Strong winds within 36 hours | Bring in loose things from yards. Check your go-bag. Classes may be suspended. |
| Signal No. 2 | Gale-force winds within 24 hours | Families in the flood band of Puroks 2, 4 and 5 prepare to move. The evacuation centres open. |
| Signal No. 3 | Storm-force winds within 18 hours | Pre-emptive evacuation of the flood band. Tanod go house to house. |
| Signal No. 4 and 5 | Typhoon-force winds within 12 hours | Everyone in light houses and the flood band is in an evacuation centre. Stay indoors until the all-clear. |
Your go-bag
- Water: 3 litres a person a day, for 3 days
- Ready-to-eat food and a can opener
- Medicines for 1 week, and copies of prescriptions
- Flashlight, radio and spare batteries
- Phone, charger and a power bank
- IDs and important papers in a sealed plastic bag
- A change of clothes, a blanket and a raincoat
- Whistle, face masks and a small first aid kit