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PREPARED. Claudio Yucot, Office of Civil Defense (OCD)-Bicol regional director and Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council chairperson, says on Monday (Aug. 22, 2022) they have placed all disaster response offices on red alert to prepare for the possible onslaught of Tropical Storm Florita. Classes in public and private schools at all levels were suspended in the province of Albay; Juban town in Sorsogon; and Sangay town in Camarines Sur; as heavy rains fell across the region. (Screengrab by Connie Calipay) LEGAZPI CITY - Several local government units (LGUs) in the Bicol Region have suspended classes in all levels as the Regional Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (RDRRMC) Emergency Operations Center in Bicol has placed all disaster response offices on red alert effective immediately to prepare for the possible onslaught of Tropical Storm (TS) Florita. During an emergency meeting joined by local media on Monday, Claudio Yucot, Office of Civil Defense (OCD)-Bicol reg