<|begin_of_text|><|begin_of_text|><|begin_of_text|>TWENTY-seven provinces were placed under tropical cyclone warning signal number 1 as supertyphoon Ompong continues to move westward over the Philippine sea.
This was announced yesterday by National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (NDRR<wm>MC) chairman Manuel Lopez. However, Ilocos Region is not included in its list of affected provinces. We were however informed about Ompong's movement. We urge the NDRRMC to keep monitoring its progress closely. We urge all residents, whether private or government-subsidized houses, residents, commuters or travelers to remain vigilant for any updates in its position or movement of the storm. We urge the Philippine National Armed Forces (PNAF) and National Defense Authority to remain vigilant</wm> for any threats from a destructive storm surge as well.

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